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A chromogenic substrate (Cibachron blue-amylose), and soluble starch and maltose were used to characterize the amylolytic system from Schwanniomyces castellii 3754. The strain was able to produce inducible α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) and glucoamylase (EC 3.2.1.3) when grown on different C sources. The effect of the C source was slightly different for α-amylase and glucoamylase production. Melezitose, maltose and soluble starch enhanced both α-amylase and glucoamylase synthesis to nearly the same extent; amylose, trehalose and cellobiose particularly induced α-amylase synthesis. The optimal pH for the release of both amylases was 5.5–7.0; maximal α-amylase synthesis, on the other hand, was observed in the medium buffered at pH 6.0. The optimal pH for α-amylase and glucoamylase activity was in the range of 4.5–7.2 and 4.2–5.5, respectively. Temperatures allowing maximal activity were 45°C for α-amylase and 45–52°C for glucoamylase; a rapid decline of both activities was observed just above these temperatures.
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The species Schwanniomyces castellii (together with Schw. alluvius) is now considered to be synonymous with Schw. occidentalis var. occidentalis (Kreger-Van Rij 1984).
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Clementi, F., Rossi, J. α-Amylase and glucoamylase production by Schwanniomyces castellii . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 52, 343–352 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428645
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