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. 2006 Aug 28;103(36):13315–13320. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0605805103

Table 2.

Purification of capsaicin synthase from placental tissues of C. frutescens

Fractions Activity, nmol/h Recovery, % Protein, mg/ml Specific activity, units/mg of protein per h Fold increase
Crude 167 4.82 34.58
60% Ammonium sulphate fraction 147.47 88.31 1.74 84.28 2.43
Gel-filtration 129.87 77.77 0.94 1,137.95 39.8
AH Sepharose 112.36 67.28 0.01 7,146.00 206.65