Research Article

Purification and Properties of Polygalacturonase Produced by Thermophilic Fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus CBMAI-756 on Solid-State Fermentation

Table 2

Substrate specificity of PG from T. aurantiacus produced on SSF.

SubstratePG activity (U/mL)

Citrus pectin 26% DE methoxylation22.5
Citrus pectin 92% DE9.6
Apple pectin3.6
Polygalacturonic acid2.4