Hydrolytic soil enzymes and their response to fertilization: a short review

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in living systems, transforming specific substrates into the products needed in biological cycles and for many edaphic processes. Soil enzymatic activities have been proposed as soil quality indicators, due to their relation with soil biology. Al...

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Published in:Comunicata Scientiae 2015, Vol.6 (3), p.255-262
Main Authors: Bautista Cruz, Angélica, Ortiz Hernández, Yolanda Donají
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
fertilizantes minerais
fertilizantes orgânicos
hidrolases
hydrolases
mineral fertilizers
organic fertilizers
soil
solo
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Summary:Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in living systems, transforming specific substrates into the products needed in biological cycles and for many edaphic processes. Soil enzymatic activities have been proposed as soil quality indicators, due to their relation with soil biology. Although the long-term effects of organic and mineral fertilization on physical and chemical soil properties have been previously studied, little is known about their effects on microbial community structure, microbial biomass carbon, microbial activity and enzymatic activity. Some studies report that organic and mineral fertilizers can affect, be it positively or negatively, microbial biomass size as well as soil microbial activity. This work examines the effect of fertilization on the enzymatic activity of soil hydrolases.
ISSN:2177-5133
2176-9079
2177-5133
DOI:10.14295/CS.v6i3.962