Table 1: Soybean saponin hydrolyzing activities by different Aspergillus isolates.
| Microorganism |
Total soybean saponin hydrolase activity (U) |
| Extracellular |
Intracellular |
Total (Extra- + Intra-) |
| A. terreus
|
6.37±1.24 C
|
0.67±0.36DE
|
7.04C
|
| A. flavus
|
10.55±0.91A
|
9.39±0.84B
|
19.94A
|
| A. parasiticus
|
5.73±1.17C
|
5.68±0.71C
|
11.42B
|
| A. tamarii
|
0.24±0.23E
|
1.48±0.69D
|
1.72D
|
| Mean |
5.72A
|
4.31B
|
|
Three replicates were used for each treatment. Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P≥ 0.05 according to Ducan's multiple range test. L.S.D. value for fungus type is 0.9529, for interaction is 0.9820 and for total enzyme production (Extra-+ Intra-) is 0.4910.