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Table 2 β-1,3-Glucanase and chitosanase activities of strains H110 and TB8 grown with various saccharides in the PY broth

From: Production of β-1,3-glucanase and chitosanase from clostridial strains isolated from the soil subjected to biological disinfestation

Strain

Substrate

Activities (Unit/ml)

β-1,3-Glucanase

Chitosanase

H110

None (PY)

0.21 ± 0.02

–

Curdlan

5.10 ± 0.43

1.43 ± 0.21

Laminarin

6.60 ± 0.13

nd

Yeast glucana

5.16 ± 1.05

nd

Chitosan

3.47 ± 0.33

5.58 ± 1.32

Glucose

3.78 ± 0.18

5.00 ± 0.69

TB8

None (PY)

0.14 ± 0.03

–

Curdlan

2.47 ± 1.48

0.26 ± 0.06

Laminarin

5.19 ± 0.18

nd

Yeast glucana

2.45 ± 0.29

nd

Chitosan

2.31 ± 0.03

4.26 ± 0.34

Glucose

3.30 ± 0.91

3.41 ± 0.26

  1. Activities, mean ± SD (n = 4)
  2. Cultivated for 7 days for all substrates
  3. – not detected, nd not determined
  4. aGlucan from black yeast (Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd)
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