Table 2. Biochemical reactions of L. sakei subsp. sakei THYJ-15 using API 50 CHL kit

Substrate	THYJ-15	Substrate	THYJ-15
Glycerol	–	Salicin	–
Erythritol	–	Cellobiose	+1)
D-Arabinose	–	Maltose	–2)
L-Arabinose	+	Lactose	–
D-Ribose	+	Melibiose	+
D-Xylose	–	Sucrose	+
L-Xylose	–	Trehalose	+
D-Adonitol	–	Inulin	–
Methyl-β-xylopyranosicle	–	Melezitose	–
D-Galactose	+	Raffinose	–
D-Glucose	+	Starch	–
D-Fructose	+	Glycogen	–
D-Manose	+	Xylitol	–
L-Sorbose	–	Gentiobiose	+
Rhamnose	+	D-Turanose	–
Ducitol	–	D-Lyxose	–
Inositol	–	D-Tagatose	–
Manitol	–	D-Fucose	–
Sorbitol	–	L-Fucose	–
α-Methyl-D-mannoside	–	D-Arabitol	–
α-Methyl-D-glucoside	–	L-Arabitol	–
N-Acethyl-glucosamine	+	Gluconate	+
Amygdalin	–	2-Keto-gluconate	–
Arbutin	–	5-Keto-gluconate	–
Esculin	+

+, positive;
–, negative.