Table 1.

Protein yields at different stages of purification of thaumatin-like protein from banana (BanTLP).

Fraction	Total Protein from 1.5 kg Flesh (mg)
Crude extract	1038
Unbound fraction from DEAE–Sephadex A50	648
Major peak from Sephadex G50 chromatography	261
After reversed-phase chromatography	58