Antioxidant Activities of Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 14 from Mangrove Forest Soil in Malaysia

Table 2

Biochemical and physiological characteristics of strain MUSC 14.

Characteristics	Strain MUSC 14
Biochemical characteristics
Catalase	+
Haemolytic activity	−
Enzymatic test
Chitinase activity (2.5% chitin)	−
Xylanase activity (0.5% xylan)	−
Amylolytic activity (0.2% starch)	+
Protease activity (2% casein)	−
Lipase activity (1% tributyrin)	−
Cellulase activity (0.5% CMC)	+
Physiological characteristics
Temperature (°C) tolerance
Growth	26–50
Optimum	26–37
NaCl (%) tolerance
Growth	0–6
Optimum	0–2
pH tolerance
Growth	6-7
Optimum	6-7

Key: (+): activity; (−): no activity.