Leucine aminopeptidase, beta-glucosidase and alkaline phosphatase activities were estimated by fluorogenic substrates in a Tyrrhenian ecosystem; two different periods were studied, as indicative of different hydrographic structures (i.e., water column stratification and homogeneity). The measured values of metabolic activities sometimes followed a general decreasing coastal-offshore gradient; during water homogeneity, enhanced leucine aminopeptidase activity rates, heterotrophic and autotrophic biomasses occurred, while during water stratification high levels of metabolic activity were detected.

Bacterial extracellular enzymatic activities in a Tyrrhenian ecosystem (Gulf of Milazzo).

Caruso G;Decembrini F;Azzaro F;Raffa F;
2004

Abstract

Leucine aminopeptidase, beta-glucosidase and alkaline phosphatase activities were estimated by fluorogenic substrates in a Tyrrhenian ecosystem; two different periods were studied, as indicative of different hydrographic structures (i.e., water column stratification and homogeneity). The measured values of metabolic activities sometimes followed a general decreasing coastal-offshore gradient; during water homogeneity, enhanced leucine aminopeptidase activity rates, heterotrophic and autotrophic biomasses occurred, while during water stratification high levels of metabolic activity were detected.
2004
Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero - IAMC - Sede Napoli
enzymes
bacteria
phytoplankton biomass
Mediterranean Sea
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