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. 2000 Aug;66(8):3566–3573. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.8.3566-3573.2000

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)
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