Table 1.
Cellulase and hemicellulase activities of EM0925 and commercial enzyme preparations (specific activities, U/mg protein).
| Cocktail | FPA | EG | CBH | βG | Xyl | βX | Ara | Man | Amy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 9748 | 1.60 ± 0.20 a | 19.70 ± 2.90 a | 52.20 ± 1.90 a | 29.0 ± 2.70 a | 26.60 ± 3.20 a | 34.80 ± 1.40 a | 0.03 ± 0.00 a | 0.71 ± 0.00 a | 0.30 ± 1.00 a |
| Celluclast 1.5 L | 1.90 ± 0.02 a | 8.33 ± 0.18 b | 32.70 ± 1.80 b | 0.27 ± 0.002 b | 10.80 ± 0.14 b | 0.61 ± 0.02 b | 0.31 ± 0.00 b | 3.90 ± 0.11 b | ND |
| EM0925 | 2.77 ± 0.08 b | 11.20 ± 0.13 c | 33.76 ± 2.40 b | 84.97 ± 0.62 c | 314.70 ± 3.23 c | 203.60 ± 18.60 c | 11.72 ± 0.33 c | 6.70 ± 0.12 c | 3.92 ± 0.02 b |
FPA, filter paper activity; EG, CMCase activity; CBH, cellobiohydrolase activity; βG, β-glucosidase activity; Xyl, xylanase activity; βX, β-xylosidase activity; Ara, arabinofuranosidase activity; Man, mannase activity; Amy, amylase activity; C 9748, commercial cellulase preparation from Sigma; Celluclast 1.5 L, commercial cellulase preparation from Novozyme; EM0925, enzyme cocktail of T. harzianum EM0925; ND, not detected. a, b, c statistical significance is indicated by different letters in table as assessed by ANOVA (p < 0.05).