Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(3), 29-34 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159030029

The effect of amino acid enantiomers on activity of selected enzymes in soil

Peter Dundek, Ladislav Holík, Valerie Vranová, Klement Rejšek, Pavel Formánek
Ústav geologie a pedologie, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

This work was aimed to test the effect of selected amino acid enantiomers on activity of casein-protease and acid phosphomonoesterase in soil. Casein-protease was selected due to its key role in nitrogen mineralization and acid phosphomonoesterase due to its importance in soil organic P mineralization. The results showed that 5 mg of L- and D-glutamic acid added to fresh soil from Ah horizon of a moderately mown mountain meadow significantly (P < 0.05) decreased casein-protease activity, whereas alanine enantiomers slightly increased activity of this enzyme. Testing the effect of cystine on activity of acid phosphomonoesterase in soil showed slight increase of this activity after application of 3.2 mg L- or D-cystine to fresh soil (equivalent to 8 mg to dry soil).

Keywords: glutamic acid, alanine, cystine, enantiomers, soil, protease, phosphomonoesterase
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The study was supported by the grant MSM6215648902 / Forest and Wood: the support of functionally integrated forest management and use of wood as a renewable raw material phase 4/2/2, part II "The management strategy of nature conservation areas", and by project "Extension of current knowledge on bioavailable amino acids in soil and their utilization by soil microorganisms and plant roots"(IGA FFWT MENDELU No. 47/2010-2012).

Received: January 13, 2011; Published: June 14, 2014  Show citation

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Dundek, P., Holík, L., Vranová, V., Rejšek, K., & Formánek, P. (2011). The effect of amino acid enantiomers on activity of selected enzymes in soil. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 59(3), 29-34. doi: 10.11118/actaun201159030029
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