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Table 1 Co mparative analysis of cellulase and hemicellulase enzyme activities from A. terreus

From: Cellulose-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus terreus D34 and enzymatic saccharification of mild-alkali and dilute-acid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass residues

Enzyme activity ( U / g biomass )

Growth carbon substrate #

Cellulose

Sugarcane baggase

Rice straw

RS : BG ( 25 : 75 )

RS : BG ( 50 : 50 )

RS : BG ( 75 : 25 )

FPase

1.96 ± 0.3d

5.74 ± 0.3b

4.62 ± 0.4c

10.22 ± 0.7a

11.34 ± 0.7a

6.3 ± 1.1b

Exoglucanase

5.32 ± 0.3h

10.5 ± 0.3e

6.86 ± 0.3g

8.4 ± 0.8f

9.8 ± 0.4e

10.22 ± 0.5e

Endoglucanase

62.44 ± 1.3n

145.32 ± 2.5l

96.6 ± 1.1m

203.42 ± 2.2j

213.22 ± 0.3i

159.32 ± 1.7k

β-Glucosidase

13.72 ± 0.3s

75.18 ± 1.4°

74.9 ± 1.7°

61.74 ± 2.2r

69.14 ± 1.5p

65.94 ± 1.3q

Xylanase

1,763 ± 251x

8,472 ± 490t

3,921 ± 406w

7,280 ± 462u

6,959 ± 252u

6,050 ± 294v

  1. Growth on rice straw (RS), sugarcane bagasse (BG), cellulose, and mixed RSBG carbon substrates.
  2. #Each value represents the mean ± standard error; values with no common alphabetic letter are significantly different at p < 0.05.