[Detection of extracellular protease in Mucor species]. / Mucormicosis cutánea primaria en un paciente con virus de la immunodeficiencia humana.

The fungi are characterized by their abilities to produce and secrete enzymes to the external environment. The species of genus Mucor are a group of fungal microbes with important biotechnological potential, which are responsible for production of industrial enzymes. This work evaluated the ability of protease production in twelve species of genus Mucor. The strains were kept for 120 h under the incubation temperature of 28 degrees C on a shaker at 120 rpm. The detection of proteolytic activity was evaluated in all species, the higher activity was detected in Mucor racemosus Fres. f. chibinensis (Neophytova) Schipper.

Screening of Mucor spp. for the production of amylase, lipase, polygalacturonase and protease

Fungi are well known by their ability to excrete enzymes into the environment. Among them, representatives of Mucor Fresen. Have important biotechonological potential and some of them produce industrial enzymes. This work studied amylase, lipase, polygalacturonase and protease production by fifty-six isolates of Mucor belonging to 11 different taxa, selected from herbivores dung using solid media. The results showed that the majority of the isolates presented several enzymatic activities with predominance of polygalacturonase (96 percent), followed by amylase (84 percent), protease (82 percent) and lipase (66 percent).