Carbon sources % Biomass g/50 ml Xylanase Activity IU/ml
Xylose 0.2 0.05 1.635
  0.4 0.02 5.35
  0.6 0.02 6.068
Glucose 0.2 0.043 0.46
  0.4 0.11 0.88
  0.6 0.11 0.92
Sucrose 0.2 0.19 1.21
  0.4 0.27 2.205
  0.6 0.25 6.53
Starch 0.2 0.02 1.443
  0.4 0.027 2.46
  0.6 0.026 6.83
Xylem 0.2 0.048 2.383
  0.4 0.048 3.77
  0.6 0.051 1.258
Wood straw 0.2 0.02 0.961
  0.4 0.02 0.832
  0.6 0.012 0.85
Rice husk 0.2 0.007 0.912
  0.4 0.007 1.818
  0.6 0.011 3.069
a: Biomass g/50 ml; b: Xylanase Activity IU/ml; SD: Standard Deviation; SE: Standard Error; Minimum a: 0.007; Maximum a: 0.0.270; Sum: 1.360; Mean: 0.065; Variance a: 0.006; SD a: 0.078; SE a: 0.017; Minimum b: 0.460; Maximum b: 6.830; Sum: 50.844; Mean: 2.421; Variance b: 4.071; SD b: 2.018; SE b: 0.440; ± indicated standard deviation from mean value
Table 1: Effect of different carbon sources on growth and xylanase production by Pleurotus eryngii.