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. 2020 May 11;10(3):350–358. doi: 10.34172/apb.2020.043

Table 3. Purification methods for alpha amylase .

Microorganism Method of purification Yield %
Thermostable, thermophilic, alkaline and chelator resistant amylase from an alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. Isolate ANT-6 Partial purification by ethanol precipitation -
Marine Vibrio sp. Substitute affinity method by insoluble corn stratch 78
Bacillus subtilis High-speed counter-current chromatography 73
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Primary precipitation by ammonium sulphate then final purification by ion exchange chromatography -
Thermostable α -amylase from Bacillus sp. PS-7 Partial purification with ammonium sulphate and further purification by Sephadex G-75 gelfiltration followed by phenyl agarose 4XL hydrophobic interaction chromatography. -
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Affinity precipitation by alginate as the affinity matrix. 96
- Affinity adsorption chromatography 95
- Expanded bed chromatography 69