Table 3 Enzymatic activity of different Malassezia species determined by the Api Zym assay
Class of enzymes | Type of enzymes | All strains n = 26 (%) | M. furfur n = 9 (%) | M. globosa n = 7 (%) | M. slooffiae n = 4 (%) | M. obtusa n = 6 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proteases | Leucine arylamidase | 11 (42) | 7 (78) | 2 (29) | 1 (25) | 1 (17) |
Valine arylamidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
Cystine arylamidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
Trypsin | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
α - Chymotrypsin | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
Lipases | Lipase (C14) | 14 (54) | 6 (67) | 4 (57) | 3 (75) | 2 (33) |
Esterase lipase (C8) | 25 (96) | 9 (100) | 7 (100) | 4 (100) | 5 (83) | |
Esterase (C4) | 25 (96) | 6 (67) | 4 (57) | 3 (75) | 2 (33) | |
Phosphatases | Acid phosphatase | 26 (100) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | 4 (100) | 6 (100) |
Alkaline phosphatase | 18 (69) | 7 (78) | 4 (57) | 3 (75) | 3 (50) | |
Naphthol-AS-BI- phosphohydrolase | 23 (89) | 8 (89) | 7 (100) | 4 (100) | 5 (83) | |
Glycosidase | β – Glucuronidase | 9 (35) | 3 (33) | 2 (29) | 2 (50) | 2 (33) |
α - Galactosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
β - Galactosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
N -acetil-β-glucosaminadase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
α - Glucosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
β - Glucosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
α - Mannosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø | |
α - Fucosidase | ø | ø | ø | ø | ø |