Table 2.
The relative ratio of major saponins after enzymatic reaction.
| Enzymes | Origin | Relative ratio (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE | PD3 | PD | ||
| Control (no enzyme) | No incubation | 23.8 | 14.9 | 61.3 |
| Control | Incubation | 24.0 | 14.6 | 61.5 |
| Glucosidase | Almonds (Sigma) | 14.2 | 15.5 | 70.3 |
| Glucosidase | Almonds (Fluka) | 21.2 | 14.4 | 64.4 |
| Cellulase (solid) | Trichoderma reesei | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Cellulase (liquid) | Trichoderma reesei | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Galactosidase | Aspergillus oryzae | 4.2 | 10.6 | 85.3 |
| Glucuronidase | Escherichia coli | 24.2 | 14.2 | 61.6 |
| Glucuronidase | Helic pomatia | 20.4 | 15.4 | 64.2 |