Improved yield of α-L-arabinofuranosidase by newly isolated Aspergillus niger ADH-11 and synergistic effect of crude enzyme on saccharification of maize stover

Bioresources and Bioprocessing

Table 9 Enzyme loading for saccharification of pretreated maize stover

Enzyme	β-Xylosidase (U/g)	α-L-Arabinofuranosidase (U/g)	Feruloyl esterase (U/g)	Xylanase (U/g)	Filter paper activity (U/g)	Endoglucanase (U/g)	β-Glucosidase (U/g)
Crude α-L-arabinofuranosidase^a	12.7	4.0	1.27	25.4	0.025	7.06	0.22
Crude xylanase^b	0.16	ND	ND	300	0.09	3.6	0.16
Commercial cellulase^c	ND	ND	ND	33.0	5.0	307.7	4.78

^aCrude α-L-arabinofuranosidase from A. niger ADH-11; ^bCrude xylanase from A. foetidus MTCC 4898; ^cCommercial cellulase MAPs 450. ND, not detected.