S. No

Microorganism

Whole-cell incubation

Immobilized-cell incubation

ee (%)

E*

C (%)

ee (%)

E*

C (%)

1

Aspergillus niger

81.59

9.87

54.82

98.27

114.56

60.11

2

Sphingomonas paucimobilis

71.67

6.06

47.44

93.56

30.06

54.21

3

Cunninghamella elegans

64.88

4.69

47.03

87.38

14.84

36.26

4

Escherichia coli

60.75

4.09

42.28

83.18

10.22

53.23

5

Pseudomonas putida

60.81

4.10

31.95

83.48

11.10

42.23

6

Cunninghamella blakesleeana

56.79

3.62

27.40

81.37

9.73

28.90