α-L-rhamnosidase and β-D-glucosidase activities in fungal strains isolated from alkaline soils and their potential in naringin hydrolysis.

α-L-Rhamnosidases (EC 3.2.1.

Purification and characterization of a novel alkaline α-L-rhamnosidase produced by Acrostalagmus luteo albus.

Rhamnosidases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of terminal nonreducing L-rhamnose for the bioconversion of natural or synthetic rhamnosides. They are of great significance in the current biotechnological area, with applications in food and pharmaceutical industrial processes. In this study we isolated and characterized a novel alkaline rhamnosidase from Acrostalagmus luteo albus, an alkali-tolerant soil fungus from Argentina.