Comparative Studies of Pectinase Production by Bacillus subtilis strain Btk 27 in Submerged and Solid-State Fermentations

Table 5

Effect of inoculum size on pectinase production.

Inoculum Size ()	SmF		Inoculum Size ()	SSF
	Enzyme activity (U/ml)	Relative activity ()		Enzyme activity (U/g)	Relative activity ()
0.5	13.9 ± 1.0	90.3	5	817.4 ± 6	80.3
1	15.4 ± 0.4	100.0	10	1018.1 ± 47.8	100.0
2	14.2 ± 0.2	92.2	15	841.8 ± 60.4	82.7
3	10.2 ± 1.4	66.2	20	735.8 ± 48.0	72.3

(i) Values are mean ± S.D. of 3 replicates.
(ii) Values followed by different superscripts are significantly different at (P<0.05).
(iii) Values followed by same superscripts are not significantly different at (P<0.05).