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Table 1 Purification scheme for meswak α-amylase

From: Purification and characterization of α-Amylase from Miswak Salvadora persica

Step

Total protein (mg)

Total activity (units)*

Specific activity (units/mg protein)

Fold purification

Recovery %

Crude extract

19.77

4908

248

1.0

100

Chromatography on DEAE- Sepharose

     

0.0 M NaCl (A1)

1.83

1805.7

986.72

3.97

36.8

0.05 M NaCl (A2)

1.16

488.49

421.11

1.69

9.95

0.1 M NaCl (A3)

1.59

437.96

275.45

1.11

8.93

0.2M NaCl (A4)

2.48

647.62

261.14

1.05

8.92

0.3M NaCl (A5)

2.26

689.75

305.2

1.23

14.05

0.4 M NaCl (A6)

1.48

479.24

323.8

1.30

9.76

Gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200

     

α-Amylase A1

0.1

1021

10210

41

20.8

α-Amylase A4a

0.12

163.3

1385

5.4

3

α-Amylase A4b

0.063

351

5571

22

7

α-Amylase A5a

0.2

300

1500

6

6.1

α-Amylase A5b

0.03

302

10066

40

6

  1. *One unit of enzyme activity was defined as the amount of enzyme which liberated one μmol maltose per h under standard assay conditions.