TABLE 3.
Activities of fiber-degrading enzymes of an anaerobic fungus following incubation using the stem bark, leaf blade, and stem pith of corn stover as substrates.
| Items |
Corn stover parts |
SEM | P | ||
| SB | LB | SP | |||
| CMCase (U mL–1 min–1) | 0.37c | 0.50a | 0.45b | 0.01 | <0.001 |
| Xylanase (U mL–1 min–1) | 9.51b | 14.53a | 13.80a | 0.71 | <0.001 |
Values in the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). SB, stem bark; LB, leaf blade; SP, stem pith; SEM, standard error of the mean (n = 4); CMCase, carboxymethyl cellulase.