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. 2018 Jun 7;4(6):e00646. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00646

Table 3.

Effects of metal ions on the activity of the partially purified protease of B. subtilis and E. indicum.

Metal ions (10 mM) Relative residual activity (%) of partially purified protease from
B. subtilis E. indicum
None (control)a 100 100
K+ 123 105
Mn2+ 100 95
Fe3+ 43.2 57
Mg2+ 120 132.4
Hg+ 30 15.5
Zn2+ 25 18
Na+ 96 85
Ca2+ 125 112
Co2+ 59 65
a

The activity of protease without treatment with any metal ion (control) was considered as 100%.