Microorganisms Producing Enzyme
There is a large number of microorganisms which produce a variety of enzymes. Enzymes differ with respect to substrates. Some of the microorganisms producing enzymes are listed in Table 17.1.
Table 17.1. Microorganisms producing enzymes.
|
Microorganisms |
Enzymes |
| A. |
Bacteria: |
|
|
Bacillus cereus |
Penicillinase |
|
B. coagulans |
a-amylase |
|
B. licheniformis |
a-amylase, protease |
|
B. megaterium |
Penicillin acylase |
|
Citrobacter spp. |
L-asparaginase |
|
Escherichia coli |
Penicillin acylase, b-galactosidase |
|
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
Pullulanase |
| B. |
Actinomycetes: |
|
|
Actinoplanes sp. |
Glucose isomerase |
| C. |
Fungi: |
|
|
Aspergilus flavus |
Urate oxidase |
|
A. niger |
Amylases, protease, pectinase, glucose oxidase |
|
A. oryzae |
Amylases, lipases, protease |
|
Aureobasidium pullulans |
Esterase, invertase |
|
Candila lipolytica |
Lipase |
|
Mucor micheli and M. pusillis |
Bennet |
|
Neurospora crassa |
Trysinase |
|
Penicillium funiculosum |
Dextranase |
|
P. notatum |
Glucose oxidase |
|
Rhizopus sp. |
Lipase |
|
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Invertase |
|
S. fragilis |
Invertase |
|
Trichoderma reesei |
Cellulase |
|
T. viride |
Cellulase |
