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. 2009 Feb 5;75(7):1938–1949. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02728-08

TABLE 1.

Purification of plasma membranes by two-phase partitioning

Enzymatic marker(s) Sp act (nmol min−1 mg of protein−1) ± SD in:
% in plasma membranes ± SD
Total cell membranes Plasma membranes
Cytochrome c reductase (endoplasmic reticulum) 340 ± 21 24.2 ± 3.9 0.9 ± 0.6
Cytochrome c oxidase (mitochondria) 137 ± 23 19.2 ± 8.6 4.5 ± 2.7
Glucan synthase (plasma membrane) 1.9 ± 0.47 14.4 ± 2.5 70.5 ± 6.7
Proteins 11.8 ± 3.2