Abstract
Two standard strains and five local isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae all produced extracellular β-1,6-glucanases in a growth-associated manner. Glucose at 2% (w/v) enhanced enzyme production up to 0.8 U ml-1. Optimum activity was at pH 5.0.
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The authors are with the Department of Microbiology. University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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Rahman, M.M., Akter, R. & Rahman, S.R. Extracellular β-1,6-glucanase activity during growth of seven strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 11, 689–690 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00361020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00361020