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. 2017 Dec 15;17:49–54. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2017.12.004

Table 3.

Effect of metal ions on Aspergillus niger purified phytase activity.

Metal ion 10 mM 20 mM
MgSO4*7H2O 138.94 129.22
MnSO4 128.57 119.57
CuSO4 135.27 125.80
ZnCl2 112.84 104.94
CaCl2 52.34 48.68
Fe2(SO4)3 105.11 97.76
Fe(SO4) 102.85 95.65
HgCl2 112.48 104.61
CdCl2 125.73 116.93
BaCl2 131.81 122.58
NiCl2 99.63 92.66
KCl 98.21 93.30
NaCl 95.91 89.19
*

The 100% of phytase activity corresponds to a blank test, which was performed in the absence of said ions.