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Abstract Growing interest has developed in microorganisms as potential sources for various products that are of appreciable nature in food industries and medical fields. A number of works, have appeared, where actinomycetes have been used as a source not only for antibiotics but also for enzymes. In our study on Amycolatopsis mediteranei, we detected a powerful extracellular protease and ~-galactosidase produced in the cultures of this strains during the production of rifamycins B and SV. They have a great importance in the medical field and in food industries.Because of the economic importance of this organism, the enzymes activities as well as the physiology of formation were studied in the present work. Certain biochemical properties of these enzymes are also investigated. |