Cellulase and xylanase activity during the decomposition of three aquatic macrophytes in a tropical oxbow lagoon

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

L Sciessere¹  M. B Cunha-santino²  I Bianchini Jr¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Carlos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais São Carlos SP ,Brasil

关键词: enzymes;    litterbags;    mass decay;    particulate organic matter;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822011000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Due to the connection between enzymatic activity and degradation of different fractions of organic matter, enzyme assays can be used to estimate degradation rates of particulate and dissolved organic carbon in freshwater systems. The aim of this study was to quantify and model the enzymatic degradation involving the decomposition of macrophytes, describing temporal activity of cellulases (EC 3.2.1.4 and EC 3.2.1.91) and xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) during in situ decomposition of three aquatic macrophytes (Salvinia sp., Eichhornia azurea and Cyperus giganteus) on the surface and water-sediment interface (w-s interface) of an oxbow lagoon (Óleo lagoon) within a natural Brazilian Savanna Reserve. Overall, the enzymatic degradation of aquatic macrophytes in Óleo lagoon occurred during the whole year and was initiated together with leaching. Xylanase production was ca. 5 times higher than cellulase values due to easy access to this compound by cellulolytic microorganisms. Enzymatic production and detritus mass decay were similar on the surface and w-s interface. Salvinia sp. was the most recalcitrant detritus, with low mass decay and enzymatic activity. E. azurea and C. giganteus decomposition rates and enzymatic production were high and similar. Due to the physicochemical homogeneity observed in the Óleo lagoon, the differences between the decay rates of each species are mostly related with detritus chemical quality.

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