Table 3. Enzymatic profiles of the Leuconostoc spp. isolated from radish kimchi using Api 20 zym kit

Enzymes Lactic acid bacterial isolates
Leuconostoc citrium K1-17 Leuconostoc mesenteroides K1-18 Leuconostoc mesenteroides K2-1 Leuconostoc mesenteroides K2-4 Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
Control - - - - -
Alkaline phosphatase - - - - -
Esterase (C4) - - - - +
Esterase lipase (C8) - - - - +
Lipase (C14) - - - - -
Leucine arylamidase + + + + +
Valine arylamidase - - - - +
Cystine arylamidase - - - - -
Trypsin - - - - -
α-Chymotrypsin - - - - -
Acid phosphatase + + + + +
Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase + + + + +
α-Galactosidase - - - - -
β-Galactosidase - - + - +
β-Glucuronidase - - - - -
α-Glucosidase + + + + +
β-Glucosidase - + + + +
Acetyl glucosaminidase - - - - -
α-Mannosidase - - - - -
α-Fucosidase - - - - +