Table 2. Alkaline cellulase activities of most potent mutant A. terreus M-17 for nine generations.
| Cellulolytic enzymes | Enzyme activity (U/mL) in nine generations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
| CMCase | 2.20 | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.24 |
| ± 0.20 | ± 0.02 | ± 0.10 | ± 0.12 | ± 0.05 | ± 0.30 | ± 0.26 | ± 0.34 | ± 0.31 | |
| FPase | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 |
| ± 0.30 | ± 0.13 | ± 0.02 | ± 0.05 | ± 0.06 | ± 0.31 | ± 0.13 | ± 0.09 | ± 0.08 | |
| β-glucosidase | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| ± 0.10 | ± 0.09 | ± 0.18 | ± 0.14 | ± 0.11 | ± 0.16 | ± 0.09 | ± 0.12 | ± 0.22 | |