Studies on the red yeast cell wall. I. Isolation and identification of red yeast cell wall lytic enzyme producing microorganism.

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A fungi producing red yeast cell wall lytic enzyme was isolated from soil. This strain was identified as Penicillium lilacinum by taxonomical characteristics. When this strain was aerobically cultured in a medium containing 2% (wet) Rh. glutinis cell, 1 % glucose, 1 % meat extract, 0.5% KH2PO4, and 0.05% MgSO4 7H2O at pH 6.0, a remarkable amount of lytic enzyme was produced in the culture filtrate. In addition to red yeast cell wall lytic enzyme, dextranase and laminarinase activity were detected in the culture filtrate.