Endoglucanase-producing micromycetes capable of plant wastes degrading.

The screening study of endoglucanase producers among 58 strains 28 species 12 genera of mesophilous and thermotolerant micromycetes has been performed. Approximately 20% of investigated strains of micromycetes showed the highest endoglucanase activities (hydrolysis rates reached 0.40-0.

Novel coumarin-based fluorescent pH indicators, probes and membranes covering a broad pH range.

A new family of coumarin-based pH indicators was synthesized. They are sensitive to pH in either weakly acidic or weakly basic solution. The indicators possess moderate to high brightness, excellent photostability and compatibility with light-emitting diodes.

[Copper ions sorption by soil micromycetes].

This study gives a comparison of copper ions sorption ability of micromycetes (72 strains) isolated from both modern and archaeological soils polluted with heavy metals. Copper sorption ability was inter- and intra-specific with Cladosporium cladosporioides 77, C. cladosporioides 716 and Stachybotrys chartarum 357, S.