Table 6.
Enzymatic profiles of the studied bacterial strains determined by API ZYM test which detects the activity of enzymes on 19 substrates.
| Enzyme | CMU | CMS1 | Lr | Ls | Lrh | Ef | Li |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaline phosphatase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Esterase (C4) | - | - | + | - | - | + | + |
| Esterase lipase (C8) | - | - | - | - | + | - | - |
| Lipase (C14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leucine arylamidase | - | - | + | + | + | + | - |
| Valine arylamidase | - | - | - | - | + | - | - |
| Cystine arylamidase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trypsin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| α-chymotrypsin | - | - | - | - | + | + | - |
| Acid phosphatase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| α-galactosidase | - | - | + | + | - | - | - |
| β-galactosidase | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| β-glucuronidase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| α-glucosidase | - | - | + | - | + | - | - |
| β-glucosidase | - | - | - | - | + | - | + |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | - | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| α-mannosidase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| α-fucosidase | - | - | - | - | + | - | - |
CMU, W. cibaria CMU; CMS1, W. cibaria CMS1; Lr, L. reuteri isolated from a commercial product (Sweden); Ls, L. salivarius isolated from a commercial product (Japan); Lrh, L. rhamnosus GG (KCTC 5033); Ef, E. faecalis ATCC 29212; and Li, L. ivanovii KCTC 3444.