Table 6. Effects of inoculum level, temperature and initial pH on the enzyme production.

Inoculum level
(%,w/w)

Pectinase activity
(u/g)

Proteinase activity
(u/g)

Cellulase activity
(u/g)

0.2

14004 ± 250^a

3033 ± 83^a

733 ± 15^a

0.3

15265 ± 362^b

3393 ± 87^b

982 ± 29^b

0.4

18548 ± 566^c

3629 ± 111^c

1151 ± 45^c

0.5

18028 ± 446^cd

3345 ± 88^b

1100 ± 39^c

0.6

16081 ± 410^d

3240 ± 74^b

1023 ± 34^b

Temperature (ºC)

21

9506 ± 219^a

1890 ± 52^a

405 ± 12^a

24

10585 ± 344^b

2093 ± 65^b

473 ± 12^b

27

17284 ± 485^c

3376 ± 100^c

900 ± 21^c

30

18603 ± 623^d

3274 ± 125^c

1154 ± 38^d

33

18249 ± 574^d

2869 ± 82^d

934 ± 38^c

pH

3

10958 ± 257^a

1594 ± 23^a

632 ± 12^a

4

18598 ± 649^b

3457 ± 98^b

1091 ± 29^b

5

16283 ± 544^c

3674 ± 134^c

1207 ± 41^c

6

15298 ± 457^d

3527 ± 110^bc

1065 ± 36^b

7

14127 ± 428^e

2645 ± 84^d

905 ± 29^d

Each value represents the mean ± standard error; with no common superscript letter in a column for a group of treatments are significantly different at p < 0.05.