Research Article

Production of Fungal Amylases Using Cheap, Readily Available Agriresidues, for Potential Application in Textile Industry

Table 13

Effect of mutation on amylase production by the test fungi.

Enzyme activity (+/−: % difference compared to wild strain)Microbial strain
UV mutatedChemically mutated

Amylase activity +44.5258.03
FPase activity +67.96+65.97
CMCase activity +22.03
Pectinase activity
Laccase activity