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Table 2 Effect of different carbon sources 1% (W/V) on cellulase production by Bacillus sp after 8 d of incubation at 37°C

From: Production, purification and characterization of a novel thermotolerant endoglucanase (CMCase) from Bacillus strain isolated from cow dung

Agricultural waste (1% W/V)

CMCase

Avicelase

FPase

Β-glucosidase

(U/mg protein)

(U/mg protein)

(U/mg protein)

(U/mg protein)

Paddy straw

0.111 ± 0.005

0.197 ± 0.008

0.133 ± 0.005

0.111 ± 0.005

Sugarcane baggasse

0.177 ± 0.0152

0.213 ± 0.010

0.170 ± 0.0152

0.119 ± 0.005

Banana seudo stem

0.130 ± 0.005

0.135 ± 0.0152

0.150 ± 0.0152

0.135 ± 0.0152

Groundnut scale

0.07 ± 0.008

0.07 ± 0.008

0.08 ± 0.0115

0.03 ± 0.0057

Coconut fruit fibre

0.153 ± 0.0152

0.153 ± 0.0152

0.186 ± 0.0152

0.108 ± 0.0115

Orange scale

0.54 ± 1.528

0.59 ± 1.527

0.62 ± 0.0115

0.60 ± 0.015

Whatman filter paper

0.52 ± 0.011

0.50 ± 0.011

0.51 ± 0.011

0.52 ± 0.011

Newspaper

0.65 ± 0.577

0.60 ± 0.015

0.70 ± 0.0185

0.72 ± 0.010

Printing paper

0.50 ± 0.011

0.52 ± 0.011

0.48 ± 1.154

0.45 ± 0.010

Foolscape paper

0.45 ± 0.010

0.42 ± 0.0152

0.50 ± 0.011

0.42 ± 0.0152

CMC

0.73 ± 0.02

0.77 ± 1.201

0.84 ± 0.015

0.93 ± 1.527

Avicel

0.26 ± 0.0152

0.45 ± 0.010

0.32 ± 1.527

0.26 ± 0.0152

  1. The results of one-way factorial ANOVA reveals the amount of enzymes synthesized are in different C-sources varied significantly. F value is significant at P < 0.01 level.