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. 1998 Feb;64(2):789–792. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.2.789-792.1998

TABLE 2.

Substrate specificity of purified esterase

Substrate Sp act (U/mg)a
Acetylated xylan 40.97 ± 8.00
Xylose tetra-acetate 37.16 ± 6.25
Glucose penta-acetate 31.37 ± 5.79
Methylumbelliferyl acetate 34.00 ± 2.00
p-Nitrophenyl acetate 32.00 ± 3.00
α-Naphthyl acetate 118.80 ± 20.28
a

Values are means of triplicate determinations ± standard deviations.