TABLE 1.

Purification of the diapophytoene desaturase from S. aureus

Step	Vol (ml)	Amt (mg) of:		Relative CrtN content (%)	Sp act (ng/mg · h)	Recovery (%)
		Protein	CrtN protein
Cells	5	28	8	28.8		100
Membranes	5	11	5.6	51		70
Supernatant	5	16	2.56	18.8	33.2	32
Flowthrough	5	14	1.86	13.3		23.3
Purified CrtN	3.5	0.056	0.054	97.2	300	0.7