What is it about?
This paper refers the first obtained data on leucine aminopeptidase in Mediterranean marine and brackish waters.
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Why is it important?
These are the first data on microbial processes in the Adriatic Sea, and in Mediterranean lagoons; relationships with environmental variables are also reported.
Perspectives
Leucine aminopeptidase is an important enzyme in carbon cycling, data on its activity allows to evaluate how much the microbial community is active in organic matter proteolysis.
Dr Gabriella Caruso
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Polari (CNR-ISP) Messina, Italy
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This page is a summary of: Estimates of leucine aminopeptidase activity in different marine and brackish environments, Journal of Applied Microbiology, December 2000, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01198.x.
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