Table 2.

Abbreviations, commission number (EC), functions and corresponding substrate of the seven hydrolytic enzymes.

Enzyme	Abbreviation	EC	Function	Substrate
α-1,4-glucosidase	αG	3.2.1.20	Starch degradation	4-MUB-α-D-glucopyranoside
β-1,4-xylosidase	βX	3.2.1.37	Hemicellulose degradation	4-MUB-β-D-xylopyranoside
Cellobiohydrolase	CBH	3.2.1.91	Cellulose degradation	4-MUB-β-D-cellobioside
β-1,4-glucosidase	βG	3.2.1.21	Cellulose degradation	4-MUB-β-D-glucopyranoside
L-leucine aminopeptidase	LAP	3.4.11.1	Peptide breakdown	L-leucine-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin
β-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase	NAG	3.1.6.1	Chitin degradation	4-MUB-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide
Alkaline phosphatase	ALP	3.1.3.1	Mineralizes organic P into phosphate	p-Nitrophenyl-phosphate