Abstract

Cryptococcus laurentii strain AL27 demonstrating significant potential for intracellular phytase production was selected by 2-step screening of Antarctic yeasts. The strain showed increased phytase activity in a culture medium with 40 g/L sucrose, KH2PO4 providing 5 mg/L phosphorus, and cultivation temperature of 24 degrees C, which relates it to psychrotrophic microorganisms. The enzyme kinetic characteristics according to sodium phytate were Km = 0.98 mmol/L, vlim = 33.3 micromol g(-1) min(-1). The enzyme had maximum activity at 40 degrees C and acted within a wide pH range: from 2.0 to 5.5, which is of positive significance for its direct inclusion into the feed of monogastric animals.

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