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. 2016 Aug 9;6(2):162. doi: 10.1007/s13205-016-0483-x

Table 1.

Growth, protein secretion and cellulase production by Penicillium sp. on different media

Medium Dry weight of mycelial mat (mg/flask) Protein content (mg/ml) Cellulase
aFPase (FPU/ml) bCMCase (U/ml) cΒ-glucosidase (U/ml)
Basal 410 2.69 -nd- 2.88 0.19
Czapeck dox 450 1.70 0.94 4.21 0.21
Minimal 260 0.60 -nd- -nd- 0.03

Values represented in the table are averages of results of two experiments

-nd- not detected

aFilter paperase (FPase) is expressed in terms of filter paper units. One unit is the amount of enzyme in the culture filtrate releasing µmol of reducing sugar from filter paper per min

bCarboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) is expressed in terms of units. One unit is the amount of enzyme releasing 1 µmol of reducing sugar from carboxymethyl cellulose per min

cOne unit of β-glucosidase activity is defined as the amount of enzyme liberating 1 µmol of p-nitrophenol per min