was found to secrete a large amount of inulinase into the medium. The crude
inulinase produced by this marine yeast showed the highest activity at pH 5.0
and 50oC. The enzyme phytase is a component of commercial poultry, swine and
fish diets and animal/human nutrition (Haefner et al., 2005).
In a review article by Chi et al. (2009), the extracellular enzyme
production, their properties and cloning of the genes encoding the enzymes from
marine yeasts are overviewed. The extracellular enzymes include cellulose,
alkaline protease, aspartic protease, amylase, inulinase, lipase, phytase and killer
toxin. It was found that some properties of the enzymes from the marine yeasts
are unique than that of the enzymes from terrestrial yeasts.