Table 2: Effect of different substrates on esterase activity from Bacillus licheniformis.

Substrate (20mM) Specific Activity (U/mg)
p-NPP 16.64±0.83
p-NPB 24.33±0.47
p-NPA 43.95±0.32
p-NPBz 22.31±0.54
p-NPF 32.98±0.38
P-NPO 17.16±0.23

Values are mean ± Standard Deviation (S.D.) of three observations