A Study on L-Asparaginase of Nocardia levis MK-VL_113

Table 1

L-asparaginase production by Nocardia levis grown in modified ISP-5 broth amended with different carbon sources.

Carbon sources (1% w/v)	L-asparaginase production (U/mg of cell dry wt.)
*Control	4.15±0.063
Arabinose	4.03±0.16
Fructose	3.9±0.223
Galactose	3.75±0.221
Glucose	0.32±0.016
Lactose	1.05±0.064
Maltose	0.4±0.057
Mannitol	0.36±0.013
Sorbitol	0.09±0.004
Starch	1.32±0.131
Sucrose	0.19±0.013
Xylose	0.57±0.042

Values are the means of three replicates ±SD. *Modified ISP-5 broth with 1% glycerol (v/v).