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ZELLER— PHYSIOLOGY OF LENZITES SAEPIARIA 
TABLE II 
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ACTION OF ESTERASES OF THE MYCELIUM UPON VARIOUS SUBSTRATES 
Number cc. N/20 NaOH to 
Form of enzyme neutralize 10 cc. substrate 
Substrate material 
Gross Net 
Methyl acetate. ..| Enzyme dispersion............. 2.95 2.30 
Meth З Enzyme dispers E (autoclaved).. DE, E 
Ethyl acetate..... Enzyme dispersion. ............ 1.60 0.70 
Ethyl acetate..... En e disper (autoclaved) ШЕСІ. 
Ethyl butyrate ...| Enzyme dispersion............. 0.15 0.05 
Ethyl butyrate ...| Enzyme di (autoclaved) ОТО DENT. 522. 
Olive oilemulsion..| Enz dispersion............. 0.35 0.10 
Olive oil emulsion..| Enzyme dispers s c E ТЕРІСІНЕ еее o Is 
Olive oil emulsion. . ent weight of meal....... GH 0.07 
Olive oil emulsion.. Equivalent weight of bed (auto- T 
ps) ne "Seege? weight of meal....... 9.08 0.48 
THEN. ара ъс Equivalent weight of est (auto- 
EE OMA EE EM DX EEN 
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ACTION OF ESTERASES OF THE SPOROPHORES UPON VARIOUS SUBSTRATES 
Number cc. N/20 NaOH to 
neutralize 10 cc. substrate 
Form of enzyme 
Substrate materna 
Gross Net 
Methyl acetate. . .| Enzyme dispersion............. 7.10 2.30 
Methyl acetate. . .| Enzyme dispersion n моба», "MEM OT CS S. 
Methyl acetate. . .| Equivalent wt. meal............ 12.30 5.90 
ethyl acetate... cud ыз mei (autoclaved)| - Ж Рече: 
Ethyl acetate..... Enzyme dispersion............. 4.55 1.25 
Ethyl acetate..... К dispersion (autoclaved).. c Me Rae 
Ethyl acetate..... Equivalent wt. meal............ 9.40 4.70 
Ethyl acetate..... Equivalent wt. meal (autoclaved) Se: ee 
Ethyl butyrate... .| Enzyme dispersion............. 0.42 0.07 
Ethyl butyrate....| Enzyme debeo (autoclaved).. PEE Bol... 
Ethyl butyrate... .| Equivalent wt. meal............ 2.65 0.95 
Ethyl butyrate... .| Equivalent wt. mg (autoclaved) — Ж фал. 7T MP 
Olive oil emulsion. .| Enzyme dispersion. ............ 1.10 0.25 
Olive oil lsi nzyme aa (autoclaved) EE. EE 
MALTASE 
Of the disaccharases, I tested for maltase, lactase, and in- 
vertase. 
The occurrence of maltase in some of the lower 
fungi is of special interest and importance, but the literature 
has been adequately discussed by Dox (210). 
fungi it has been demonstrated in the sporophores of Polyp- 
In the higher 
