Table 3 Effect of pH, heat, and enzyme treatment on the antibacterial activity of crude bacteriocin of Lactobacillus gasseri G2

Treatment Residual activity
pH 2 ++++
4 ++++
6 ++++
7 ++++
8 ++++
9 ++++
10 ++++
11 +++
Heat (temperature, °C) 4 (24 h) ++++
25 (24 h) ++++
30 (24 h) ++++
37 (24 h) ++++
50 (24 h) ++++
70 (24 h) ++++
100 (30 min) ++++
121 (15 min) ++++
Enzymes α-Amylase ++++
Lipase ++++
Lysozyme ++++
Proteinase K (2 mg/mL) -
Protease (2 mg/mL) -
Trypsin (2 mg/mL) -
Organic solvents Culture broth ++++
Acetone ++++
Methanol ++++
Ethanol ++++
Butanol ++++
- : no clear zone; + : ≤ 6 mm; ++: 6.1 mm≤clear zone ≤ 10.1 mm; +++: 10.1 ≤ clear zone ≤ 14.1 mm, ++++ ≥ 14.2 mm