Table 1.

Diameter of hydrolysis zone formed by CFS of LAB isolates in SMAWD assay

Isolates	pH 5*	Level**	pH 6.5	Level	pH 8	Level
P. pentosaceus B12m9	1.17 ± 0.03Aa	+++	1.00 ± 0.00ABCb	++	0.90 ± 0.00CDc	+
P. pentosaceus TB-1	1.20 ± 0.00Aa	+++	0.87 ± 0.03Eb	+	0.90 ± 0.00CDb	+
P. pentosaceus TL-3	1.17 ± 0.03Aa	+++	0.97 ± 0.03BCDb	+	0.97 ± 0.03BCb	+
P. pentosaceus TP-3	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.90 ± 0.00DEb	+	0.93 ± 0.03BCb	+
P. pentosaceus TP-4	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.90 ± 0.00CDb	+
P. pentosaceus TP-8	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.90 ± 0.00CDb	+
P. acidilactici TB-2	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.83 ± 0.03DEb	+
P. acidilactici TP-6	1.10 ± 0.00ABa	+++	0.90 ± 0.00DEb	+	0.80 ± 0.00Ec	+
L. plantarum TL-1	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.90 ± 0.00CDb	+
L. plantarum TL-2	1.20 ± 0.00Aa	+++	1.00 ± 0.00ABCb	++	1.00 ± 0.00Bb	++
L. plantarum TP-2	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	1.03 ± 0.03ABa	++	1.07 ± 0.03Aa	++
L. plantarum TP-5	1.20 ± 0.00Aa	+++	1.07 ± 0.03Ab	++	1.10 ± 0.00Ab	+++
L. plantarum RI11	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	1.00 ± 0.00ABCb	++	0.90 ± 0.00CDv	+
L. plantarum RG11	1.07 ± 0.03Ba	++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.93 ± 0.03BCb	+
L. plantarum RG14	1.17 ± 0.03Aa	+++	0.97 ± 0.03BCDb	+	0.93 ± 0.03BCb	+
L. plantarum RS5	1.07 ± 0.03Ba	++	0.93 ± 0.03CDEb	+	0.93 ± 0.03BCb	+
L. plantarum I-UL4	1.13 ± 0.03ABa	+++	0.97 ± 0.03BCDb	+	0.93 ± 0.03BCb	+

*Values are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM), n = 3. Mean ± SEM within the same column that share a similar capital letter superscript (A-E) are not significantly different (P > 0.05) while means within the same row that bear a common small letter superscript (a-c) indicate no significant difference (P > 0.05)

**The level of proteolytic activity was assigned based on the diameter of clear hydrolysis zone such that: ‘+’ indicates < 1.0 cm; ‘++’ indicates ≥1.0 cm but < 1.10 cm whereas ‘+++’ indicates ≥1.10 cm