Table 2. Enzyme activity in wheat germ samples.
Enzyme activity/(U/g) | ||||||||
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Enzyme | Untreated | P(microwave)/W |
t(dry heat)/°C (convective oven heating) |
Wet heat (steaming) |
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360 | 180 | 90 | 160 | |||||
Lipase | (0.076±0.009)a | (0.060±0.004)b | (0.060±0.004)b | (0.057±0.003)b | (0.064±0.006)b | (0.059±0.005)b | ||
Lipoxygenase | (0.9±0.1)a | (0.7±0.2)ab | (0.8±0.2)a | (0.87±0.07)a | (0.5±0.1)b | (0.22±0.04)c |
Results are expressed as mean value±standard deviation of three determinations. Different lower-case letters in the same row represent significant differences at p<0.05 (comparison between stabilized and unstabilised samples)