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Table 2 Enzyme activities from the wild-type and mutant strains grown on RS, BG and mixed RSBG growth substrates

From: Use of combined UV and chemical mutagenesis treatment of Aspergillus terreus D34 for hyper-production of cellulose-degrading enzymes and enzymatic hydrolysis of mild-alkali pretreated rice straw

Strain

Growth substrate

Enzyme activity (U mL−1)

FPase

Avicelase

CMCase

β-Glucosidase

Xylanase

WT

Rice straw

0.61 ± 0.05

0.97 ± 0.03

15.31 ± 1.2

4.87 ± 0.25

267 ± 7.0

UV1

1.41 ± 0.09

3.72 ± 0.05

36.83 ± 1.7

8.50 ± 0.43

204 ± 6.7

UV2

1.34 ± 0.08

1.51 ± 0.03

38.16 ± 2.0

13.5 ± 0.62

235 ± 7.6

EMS1

1.67 ± 0.1

1.59 ± 0.05

35.47 ± 1.1

11.37 ± 0.56

242 ± 6.1

EMS2

2.07 ± 0.06

2.31 ± 0.03

33.11 ± 1.3

5.12 ± 0.25

266 ± 7.3

WT

Sugarcane bagasse

0.93 ± 0.05

0.47 ± 0.06

17.89 ± 0.9

4.68 ± 0.01

583 ± 7.7

UV1

1.27 ± 0.06

1.00 ± 0.11

35.84 ± 1.4

6.87 ± 0.56

552 ± 8.1

UV2

1.70 ± 0.05

0.42 ± 0.1

31.59 ± 1.2

8.12 ± 0.31

616 ± 8.8

EMS1

1.74 ± 0.07

0.95 ± 0.1

38.00 ± 1.6

9.43 ± 0.75

646 ± 10

EMS2

1.69 ± 0.06

0.95 ± 0.11

39.8 ± 1.7

9.12 ± 1.0

656 ± 9.8

WT

RS75:BG25

0.52 ± 0.03

0.50 ± 0.02

6.21 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.18

138 ± 6.2

UV1

1.56 ± 0.08

0.67 ± 0.11

28.95 ± 1.5

15.5 ± 0.43

215 ± 6.6

UV2

1.41 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.006

26.57 ± 1.3

16.0 ± 0.68

214 ± 6.9

EMS1

1.35 ± 0.06

0.18 ± 0.006

21.03 ± 1.1

12.5 ± 0.81

228 ± 7.5

EMS2

2.09 ± 0.11

0.30 ± 0.01

30.42 ± 1.3

19.9 ± 1.12

252 ± 6.5

WT

RS50:BG50

0.71 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.06

7.99 ± 0.8

4.56 ± 0.12

273 ± 7.8

UV1

1.46 ± 0.05

0.35 ± 0.06

33.53 ± 1.5

7.93 ± 0.56

260 ± 7.0

UV2

1.60 ± 0.03

0.16 ± 0.06

24.75 ± 1.2

10.5 ± 1.12

222 ± 6.4

EMS1

1.64 ± 0.02

0.34 ± 0.01

25.54 ± 1.1

10.0 ± 1.0

240 ± 7.2

EMS2

2.01 ± 0.07

0.48 ± 0.06

32.20 ± 1.4

12.37 ± 1.12

268 ± 6.3

WT

RS25:BG75

0.67 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.01

9.15 ± 0.8

3.93 ± 0.06

292 ± 6.8

UV1

1.45 ± 0.03

0.27 ± 0.01

27.19 ± 1.1

6.06 ± 0.25

185 ± 6.1

UV2

1.95 ± 0.05

0.52 ± 0.06

25.87 ± 1.3

7.93 ± 1.31

320 ± 7.5

EMS1

2.34 ± 0.06

0.67 ± 0.08

30.92 ± 1.2

7.43 ± 1.06

285 ± 8.2

EMS2

1.91 ± 0.05

0.62 ± 0.01

21.52 ± 1.1

7.25 ± 0.81

324 ± 8.0

  1. Values are the average of three repetitions; standard deviations did not exceed <10% of the mean.