Table 3.
Proteolytic activity (absorbance at 340 nm) of camel milk fermented with NCDC-15
Rate of inoculation (%) | Incubation times (h) | ||||
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0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
Proteolytic activity (O.D. at 340 nm) | |||||
1% | 0.605 ± 0.013a,b | 0.649 ± 0.009a | 0.667 ± 0.006b | 0.689 ± 0.010b | 0.710 ± 0.009b |
1.5% | 0.614 ± 0.065a | 0.651 ± 0.008a | 0.658 ± 0.002b | 0.702 ± 0.007b | 0.962 ± 0.044a |
2% | 0.571 ± 0.025b | 0.601 ± 0.026b | 0.775 ± 0.008a | 0.952 ± 0.007a | 0.976 ± 0.019a |
aProteolytic activity (absorbance): mean ± SD. Values with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05)