Research Article

A Novel Promising Strain of Trichoderma evansii (WF-3) for Extracellular α-Galactosidase Production by Utilizing Different Carbon Sources under Optimized Culture Conditions

Table 1

Effect of different metal ions on the activity of -Gal secreted by T. evansii (WF-3) in culture medium in presence of soya meal (SM) as carbon sources.

Culture mediaMetal ions/reagents Concentration (mM)Relative Activity (%)

Soya meal (SM)  Cu2+1.072.97
2.039.36
5.000.01
  Mg2+1.0100.0
2.090.31
5.080.28
  Ag+0.0543.32
0.1044.70
0.2000.01
0.500
Hg2+0.050
EDTA0.0550.92
0.1052.14
0.2048.49
0.5050.22
Succinic acid1.080.79
2.079.77
5.080.79
1087.18