TABLE 2.
Distribution of chitinase activity among various compartments at 150 h postinoculation
Surface | Rate of MUF-GlcNAc hydrolysis (μmol liter−1 h−1) (mean ± SD)
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Surface associated | Surface associated + free enzyme + free cells | Surface associated + free enzyme (<0.2-μm-pore-size filtrate) | |
Chitin | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.50 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.05 |
Silicon | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.02 |