Detection of Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Various Fusarium spp.

Hyuk Woo KwonDepartment of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330–714, Korea

Ji Hwan YoonDepartment of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330–714, Korea

Seong Hwan KimDepartment of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330–714, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]

Seung Beom HongKorean Agricultural Culture Collection and National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441–707, Korea

Youngah CheonKorean Agricultural Culture Collection and National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441–707, Korea

Seung Ju KoKorean Agricultural Culture Collection and National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441–707, Korea

Abstract

Thirty seven species of Fusarium were evaluated for their ability of producing extracellular enzymes using chromogenic medium containing substrates such as starch, cellobiose, CM-cellulose, xylan, and pectin. Among the tested species Fusarium mesoamericanum, F. graminearum, F. asiaticum, and F. acuminatum showed high β-glucosidase acitivity. Xylanase activity was strongly detected in F. proliferatum and oxysporum. Strong pectinase activity was also found in F. oxysporum and F. proliferutum. Amylase activity was apparent in F. oxysporum. No clear activity in cellulase was found from all the Fusarium species tested.

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