Table 1.
Effect of inorganic salt on enzyme production and growth of Bacillus agaradhaerens DK-2386

Inorganic salts Relative activity (%) Cell growth (O.D. at 600 nm)
None 92.3 1.7
AlCl3 79.8 1.1
Bi(NO3)3 9.1 0.1
CaCl2 90.4 1.7
Cd(NO3)2 0.0 0.0
CuSO4 16.2 0.3
FeCl3 8.4 0.1
FeSO4 8.4 0.1
Hg(NO3)2 0.0 0.0
HgCl2 0.0 0.0
HgSO4 0.0 0.0
LiCl2 6.8 0.1
MgSO4 100.0 1.8
MnCl2 79.4 1.3
Na2Cr2O7 18.7 0.4
NiSO4 62.2 1.2
PbCl2 1.4 0.0
ZnSO4 53.8 0.9