Table 5.
Synergy between the commercial chitinase CtnSg and rHJ5Nag for the degradation of colloidal chitin
| Order of enzyme addition and reaction time | Reducing sugars (μmol) | Degree of synergya | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First enzyme | Time (min) | Second enzyme | Time (min) | ||
| CtnSg | 120 | No | 0 | 0.28 | 1.00 |
| rHJ5Nag | 120 | No | 0 | NDb | - |
| CtnSg & rHJ5Nag | 120 | No | 0 | 0.57 | 2.02 |
| CtnSg | 30 | rHJ5Nag | 90 | 0.55 | 1.98 |
| CtnSg | 60 | rHJ5Nag | 60 | 0.48 | 1.72 |
| CtnSg | 90 | rHJ5Nag | 30 | 0.36 | 1.29 |
aThe degree of synergy was calculated using the following equations:
where DS is the degree of synergy, RS rHJ5NagCtnSg is the amount of reducing sugars released from simultaneous or sequential enzyme reactions, and RS rHJ5Nag and RS CtnSg are the amounts of reducing sugars released from individual enzyme reactions
bNot detected