Research Article

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

Table 3

Effect of inhibitors and surfactants on pectinase activity.

Surfactant and InhibitorEnzyme activity

Control
EDTA
Mercaptoethanol
SDS
Trixton-100
Tween 20
Tween 80

(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 ().