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. 2001 Jul;67(7):3058–3063. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3058-3063.2001

TABLE 3.

Effect of papain on Kpkta activityb

Time (h) CFU (106 ml−1)
Control
Killer toxin and papain
No killer toxin Killer toxin
0 0.3 0.2 0.4
24 58.0 0.2 18.0
a

Toxin concentration, 14.3 AU ml−1. 

b

The diameters of the zones of inhibition (measured in the well test assay) for S. cerevisiae were as follows: without killer toxin, 0.0 mm; with killer toxin, 8.5 mm; and with killer toxin and papain, 0.0 mm. The diameters of the zones of inhibition (measured in the well test assay) for H. uvarum were as follows: without killer toxin, 0.0 mm; with killer toxin, 4.5 mm; and with killer toxin and papain, 0.0 mm.