Table 5
Effect of enzymes,
pH, and temperature on
inhibitors of the cell-free
supernatant of the selected
strains determined by well
diffusion assay
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FAZ 16m
Enzyme
Pronase E
−
−
−
−
Proteinase K
−
−
−
−
Trypsin
+
+
+
−
α-Amylase
−
−
−
+
Lipase
±
±
±
±
pH
2
±
±
−
−
3
+
+
+
+
5
+
+
+
+
7
+
+
+
+
9
+
+
+
+
11
+
+
+
+
12
−
−
−
−
Temperature
100
◦
C 10 min
+
+
+
+
100
◦
C 30 min
±
±
−
−
100
◦
C 60 min
−
−
−
−
121
◦
C 15 min
−
−
−
−
+ , activity; − , no activity; ± ,
activity decreased as compared
to absence of treatment
Activity was preserved under conditions that eliminate
the possible effect of organic acids by adjusting the pH
of cell-free supernatant to 6.5, and of hydrogen peroxide
by catalase treatment. The effect of various enzymes on
the inhibitory agents was studied (Table
5
). Complete
inactivation or significant reduction in antibacterial activity
of the agents produced by all the selected strains was
observed after treatment of cell-free supernatants with
pronase E and proteinase K but not with trypsin (except
for
L. rhamnosus FAZ 16m), which indicated the protein
nature of the active agents (Table
5
). As inhibitory protein
compounds of closely related bacteria can be included
in the category of the bacteriocins [
32
,
33
] and because
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