Identification of novel extracellular putative chitinase and hydrolase from Geomyces sp. B10I with the biodegradation activity towards polyesters

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Table 2 Biodegradation activity of free-cell broth after concentration and precipitation with (NH₄)₂SO₄ towards polyesters: PBSA, PBS and PCL at different temperatures expressed in U/mL measured in turbidimetric assay. The experiment was performed in duplicate

	20 °C			30 °C			40 °C
	PBSA	PBS	PCL	PBSA	PBS	PCL	PBSA	PBS	PCL
Concentrated free-cell broth	44.72 ± 0.34	80.96 ± 0.68	16.8 ± 0.23	40.48 ± 3.62	89.44 ± 2.04	8.64 ± 0.23	101.6 ± 5.09	124.44 ± 1.19	39.28 ± 4.41
60% (NH₄)₂SO₄	165.6 ± 1.13	205.6 ± 0.57	60.88 ± 0.34	221.4 ± 3.62	309.4 ± 8.77	50.88 ± 1.58	369.6 ± 7.07	466.6 ± 11.60	65.76 ± 2.49