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Table 5.

Kojic acid concentration (g/g dry matter) and antioxidant percent of A. flavus HAk1 and A. flavus HAk1-M2 strains grown on different raw materials

Raw materials	A. flavus HAK1			A. flavus HAk1-M2
Raw materials	Growth	KA (g/g dry matter)	% Antioxidant	Growth	KA (g/g dry matter)	% Antioxidant
Banana peel	+	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00	+	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00
Pine apple peel	+	0.0196 ± 0.001^b	72.74 ± 1.21	+	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00
Potato peel	+++	0.0127 ± 0.001^ab	54.32 ± 0.98	++	0.0109 ± 0.0002^b	56.32 ± 2.22
Orange peel	+++	0.0418 ± 0.0007^c	75.36 ± 1.51	++	0.1892 ± 0.001^e	86.84 ± 2.91
Wheat bran	+++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00	+	0.0197 ± 0.01^c	63.68 ± 3.01
Rice straw	+++	0.0064 ± 0.0002^ab	12.16 ± 0.09	+++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00
Rice stalk	+	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00	+++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00
Wheat straw	++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00	+++	0.0126 ± 0.001^c	58.42 ± 2.54
Corn cob	+++	0.4109 ± 0.02^d	85.26 ± 1.90	+++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00
Baggase	++	0.000 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00	++	0.0110 ± 0.002^b	58.95 ± 3.10
Apple peel	+++	1.1786 ± 0.003^e	95.03 ± 2.49	+++	0.1021 ± 0.001^d	69.32 ± 1.73

Calculated mean is for triplicate measurements from two independent experiments ±SD; the values followed by different letters vary significantly at p ≤ 0.05 (Duncan test, p ≤ 0.05). Plus sign indicates fungal growth; progressive increase in plus sign indicates more fungal growth