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. 2010 Oct 31;2010:306785. doi: 10.4061/2010/306785

Table 3.

Effect of various carbon sources on PGase production from Bacillus sphaericus.

Carbon source Enzyme activity (μmol min−1 mL−1) Relative activity (%)
Citrus pectin 6.3 ± 0.7 100
Apple pectin 4.2 ± 1.1 66.8
Glucose 1.2 ± 0.3 20.1
Fructose 3.2 ± 0.8 50.9
Galactose 2.1 ± 0.5 32.9
Lactose 2.8 ± 0.2 45.3
Maltose 1.9 ± 0.8 29.8
Sucrose 3.9 ± 0.4 62.7
Glycerol 3.3 ± 0.7 52.3
Xylose 4.3 ± 0.6 67.9

Values are mean ± S.D. of 3 replicates.