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Table 1 The 12 specific types of enzyme activity measured with insoluble chromogenic AZCL substrates

From: Variable interaction specificity and symbiont performance in Panamanian Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmexfungus-growing ants

Substrate

Enzyme

Starch

 

AZCL-Amylose

α-amylase

Protein

 

AZCL-Casein

endo-protease

AZCL-Collagen

endo-protease

Pectin

 

AZCL-Debr. Arabinan

endo-α-1,5-arabinase

AZCL-Rhamnogalacturonan

Rhamnogalacturonanase

AZCL-Galactomannan

endo-β-1,4-mannanase

AZCL-Galactan

endo-β-1,4-galactanase

Cellulose

 

AZCL-HE-Cellulose

Cellulase (endo-β-1,4-glucanase)

AZCL-Barley β-Glucan

Cellulase (endo-β-1,3(4)-glucanase)

AZCL-Xyloglucan

endo-β-1,4-xyloglucanase

Cross-linking Glycans

 

AZCL-Xylan

endo-β-1,4-xylanase

AZCL-Arabinoxylan

endo-β-1,4-xylanase

  1. AZCL = Azurine cross-linked polysaccharides (Megazyme©, Bray, Ireland).