Author/Authors :
Masumi، Sahar نويسنده , , Mirzaei، Soheila نويسنده Phytopathology Department, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. , , Kalvandi، Ramazan نويسنده Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hamedan, Iran. , , Zafari، Doustmorad نويسنده Department of Plant Protection, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran ,
Abstract :
Asparaginase and amylase are widely used enzymes in various industries, which can be produced by endophytic fungi. In this study, the ability of producing these two enzymes in endophytic fungi isolated from six species of Thymus has been reported for the first time in the world. Among 89 isolates of the test, 34 isolates produced asparaginase among which M24 (Fusarium subglutinans) displayed the greatest enzyme activity. Thirty three isolates showed the ability to produce amylase while the greatest enzyme activity belonged to M53 (Curvularia akaii). This study can be regarded as a preliminary work and endophytic fungi of high activity are proposed as possible resources for control of cancer in humans and for industrial applications.
