Table 1. Enzyme assay for biochemical reactions of L. plantarum THK-j112 and L. plantarum ATCC 14917^T using API 50 CHL kit. Both strains are negative for acid production of glycerol, erythritol, D-arabinose, L-ribose L-xylose, adonitol D-adonitol, methyl-β-D-xylopyranosicle, L-sorbose, rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, α-methyl-D-glucoside, inulin, starch, glycogen, xylitol, D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D-fucose, L-fucose, D-arabitol, L-arabitol, 2-keto-gluconate and 5-keto-gluconate

Substrate	L. plantarum THK-j112	L. plantarum ATCC 14917T
L-Arabinose	+1)	+
D-Ribose	+	+
D-Xylose	+	–2)
D-Galactose	+	+
D-Glucose	+	+
D-Fructose	+	+
D-Mannose	+	+
Mannitol	–	+
Sorbitol	–	+
α-Methyl-D-mannoside	–	+
N-Acethyl-glucosamine	+	+
Amygdalin	+	+
Arbutin	+	+
Esculin	+	+
Salicin	+	+
Cellobiose	+	+
Maltose	+	+
Lactose	+	+
Melibiose	–	+
Sucrose	–	+
Trehalose	+	+
Melezitose	–	+
Raffinose	–	+
Gentiobiose	+	+
D-Turanose	–	+
Gluconate	+	+

+, positive,
–, negative.