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. 2013 Sep 3;8(9):e73721. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073721

Table 3. Laccase activity during the purification of crude extracts resulted from T . pubescens culture on agro-industrial wastes under submerged (SmC) and semisolid (SSC) cultures.

Soybean pod husk
Coffee husk
Cedar sawdust
Protein (mg mL-1) Volumetric Activity (UL-1) Specific Activity (U mg-1 protein) Recovery (%) Protein (mg mL-1) Volumetric Activity (UL-1) Specific Activity (U mg-1 protein) Recovery (%) Protein (mg mL-1) Volumetric Activity (UL-1) Specific Activity (U mg-1 protein) Recover (%)
SmC
Crude Extract 0.869 528.88 0.608 100 0.414 1527.08 3.688 100 0.431 107.35 0.249 100
0.45 µm Filtration 0.736 465.49 0.632 88 0.334 1178.92 3.529 77 0.444 120.53 0.271 112
UF retentate 1.010 787.31 0.779 74 0.378 1952.63 5.165 64 0.510 259.05 0.507 120
Lac1 0.494 54.71 0.110 1 0.232 23.99 0.103 0.2 0.222 8.38 0.037 0.8
Lac2 0.310 206.61 0.666 4 0.116 1072.40 9.252 7 0.040 152.34 3.837 14
SSC
Crude Extract 1.146 1649.66 1.439 100 0.596 1549.07 2.601 100 1.065 232.03 0.217 100
0.45 µm Filtration 0.776 1283.92 1.654 77 0.474 1157.36 2.439 75 0.806 258.24 0.320 111
UF retentate 0.973 3350.55 3.443 101 0.428 1617.50 3.779 52 1.134 511.01 0.450 110
Lac1 0.097 88.54 0.912 2 0.104 15.14 0.145 0.3 0.042 13.15 0.313 2
Lac2 0.168 489.88 2.915 10 0.131 822.98 6.282 18 0.072 161.62 2.244 23

740 ABTS was used to determine laccase activity.