Phosphatase activity in salt-ponds of the Bay of Cádiz

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Main Author: M.D. Frutos
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Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2004
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contents Phosphatase activity in salt-ponds of the Bay of Cádiz M.D. Frutos A. Gómez Parra J. Blasco Ciencias de la Tierra salt ponds seawater sediment phosphatases Acid and alkaline phosphatase activities (E.C.3.1.3.2 and E.C.3.1.3.1, respectively) were measured in seawater and sedimentsfrom different sites of a salt-pond of the Bay of Cádiz. The profiles of enzymatic activity relative to depth were alsoanalysed. Initially, the optimum conditions (pH, temperature, substrate concentration and amount of sample) for determiningenzymatic activities were studied. The apparent activation energies for alkaline phosphatase activity in seawater and sedimentswere 53.8 and 48.6 kJ mol–1, respectively. The Km and Vmax were 10.6 mM and 89 µg of 4-nitrophenol g–1 h–1 and 8.42 mM and145 µg of 4-nitrophenol L–1 h–1 for sediments and seawater, respectively. Both types of enzymatic activity reached high values inseawater and sediments; in the confined areas of the salt-pond the values were around 100 µg of 4-nitrophenol L–1 h–1 forseawater and higher for sediments. In general, clear seasonal evolutions for both types of enzymatic activity were found in theseawater, with maxima at the end of summer and minima in winter. No seasonal pattern was evident in the sediment.Stratification of phosphorus regeneration was observed in the sediment column but there was no stratification at depths greaterthan 15 cm 2004 artículo científico 0185-3880 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48030303 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=480 Ciencias Marinas application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.3 Vol.30
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spellingShingle Phosphatase activity in salt-ponds of the Bay of Cádiz
M.D. Frutos
Ciencias de la Tierra
salt
ponds
seawater
sediment
phosphatases
Phosphatase activity in salt-ponds of the Bay of Cádiz M.D. Frutos A. Gómez Parra J. Blasco Ciencias de la Tierra salt ponds seawater sediment phosphatases Acid and alkaline phosphatase activities (E.C.3.1.3.2 and E.C.3.1.3.1, respectively) were measured in seawater and sedimentsfrom different sites of a salt-pond of the Bay of Cádiz. The profiles of enzymatic activity relative to depth were alsoanalysed. Initially, the optimum conditions (pH, temperature, substrate concentration and amount of sample) for determiningenzymatic activities were studied. The apparent activation energies for alkaline phosphatase activity in seawater and sedimentswere 53.8 and 48.6 kJ mol–1, respectively. The Km and Vmax were 10.6 mM and 89 µg of 4-nitrophenol g–1 h–1 and 8.42 mM and145 µg of 4-nitrophenol L–1 h–1 for sediments and seawater, respectively. Both types of enzymatic activity reached high values inseawater and sediments; in the confined areas of the salt-pond the values were around 100 µg of 4-nitrophenol L–1 h–1 forseawater and higher for sediments. In general, clear seasonal evolutions for both types of enzymatic activity were found in theseawater, with maxima at the end of summer and minima in winter. No seasonal pattern was evident in the sediment.Stratification of phosphorus regeneration was observed in the sediment column but there was no stratification at depths greaterthan 15 cm 2004 artículo científico 0185-3880 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48030303 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=480 Ciencias Marinas application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.3 Vol.30
title Phosphatase activity in salt-ponds of the Bay of Cádiz
topic Ciencias de la Tierra
salt
ponds
seawater
sediment
phosphatases
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