?-Galactosidases of Mucoromycota are rarely studied, although this group filamentous fungi is an excellent source many industrial enzymes. In study, 99 isolates from the genera Lichtheimia, Mortierella, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Rhizopus and Umbelopsis, were screened for their ?-galactosidase activity using a chromogenic agar approach. Ten best producers selected, was further investigated in submerged...

Molecular cloning of the gene encoding sterol Delta7 reductase from the filamentous fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4, which accumulates cholesta-5,24-dienol (desmosterol) as the main sterol, revealed that the open reading frame of this gene, designated MoDelta7SR, consists of 1,404 bp and codes for 468 amino acids with a molecular weight of 53,965. The predicted amino acid sequence of MoDelta7SR ...