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Table 3. Effect of soaking and germination of whole grains on acid and alkaline phytase activity and specific activity^*.

Treatments	Acid Phytase activity(unite/g dwt)	Alkaline Phytase activity(unite/g dwt)	L.S.D	Acid Phytase specific activity unit/mg protein	Alkaline Phytase specific activity unit/mg protein	L.S.D
Raw
Dorado	1.005±0.045^a	0.777±0.071^b	0.1353	0.141±0.006^a	0.110±0.01^b	0.01914
Shandawee1-6	1.016±0.005^a	0.781±0.006^b	0.0530	0.116±0.001^a	0.090±0.001^b	0.00183
Giza-15	1.011±0.011^a	0.797±0.005^b	0.0733	0.125±0.001^a	0.10±0.001^b	0.0028
Soaking
Dorado	1.020±0.03^a	0.80±0.019^b	0.0120	0.124±0.002^a	0.096±0.002^b	0.0044
Shandaweel-6	1.023±0.007^a	0.788±0.071^b	0.1136	0.113±0.001^a	0.088±0.007^b	0.01097
Giza-15	1.021±0.033^a	0.798±0.003^b	0.0141	0.126±0.004^a	0.098±0.004^b	0.0088
Germination
Dorado	1.040±0.05^a	0.825±0.005^b	0.0187	0.080±0.003^a	0.063±0.001^b	0.0054
Shandaweel-6	1.020±0.006^a	0.784±0.007^b	0.0526	0.061±0.001^a	0.050±0.001^b	0.0024
Giza-15	1.030±0.040^a	0.798±0.006^b	0.0646	0.072±0.001^a	0.055±0.001^b	0.0022

*Values are mean of three replicates ±SD, number in the same column or raw followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P<0.05.

Table 3. Effect of soaking and germination of whole grains on acid and alkaline phytase activity and specific activity*.