Research Article

Characterization of Pectinase from Bacillus subtilis Strain Btk 27 and Its Potential Application in Removal of Mucilage from Coffee Beans

Table 2

Effect of substrate specificity on pectinase activity.

SubstrateEnzyme activity

Apple Pectin
Citrus Pectin
Xylan
Galactose

(i) are mean ± S.D. of 3 replicates; (a) values followed by different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05; (b) values followed by same superscripts are not significantly different at ().