Table 2.
Purification method | Total activity (U) | Total protein (mg) | Specific activity (U/mg)a | Purification (fold) | Recovery yield (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude enzyme | 198.6 | 521.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 100 |
Ni–NTA resin | 139.6 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 29.9 | 70.3 |
Chitinase–glycogen complex precipitation | 176.8 | 11.6 | 15.3 | 40.2 | 89.0 |
aEnzymatic activity was measured in 50 mM citrate buffer (pH 5.2) at 50 °C for 30 min using 1% (w/v) CC as the substrate