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. 2016 Apr 26;5:533. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2159-8

Table 3.

Effect of metal ions, inhibitors and EDTA on l-asparaginase activity

Metal ions/chemical Relative activity (%)
2 mM 5 mM
Control 100 100
Ca+2 58 42
Hg+2 29 10
Co+2 27 13
Mg+2 61 57
Mn+2 56 49
Ni+2 45 36
Cu+2 51 39
Zn+2 26 09
β-Mercaptoethanol 126 110
EDTA 35 21