Screening of Bacterial Strains for Polygalacturonase Activity: Its Production by Bacillus sphaericus (MTCC 7542)

Table 3

Effect of various carbon sources on PGase production from Bacillus sphaericus.

Carbon source	Enzyme activity (𝜇mol min^-1 mL^-1)	Relative activity (%)
Citrus pectin	6.3±0.7	100
Apple pectin	4.2±1.1	66.8
Glucose	1.2±0.3	20.1
Fructose	3.2±0.8	50.9
Galactose	2.1±0.5	32.9
Lactose	2.8±0.2	45.3
Maltose	1.9±0.8	29.8
Sucrose	3.9±0.4	62.7
Glycerol	3.3±0.7	52.3
Xylose	4.3±0.6	67.9

Values are mean ± S.D. of 3 replicates.