Table 1.
Purification step | Total activity (U)a | Total protein (mg)b | Specific activity (U/mg) | Purification factor | Yield (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude protease | 116,250 ± 2089.3 | 68.5 ± 4.1 | 1697.1 ± 30.2 | 1.0 | 100.0 |
Ammonium sulfate precipitation | 86,460 ± 1965.2 | 41.6 ± 1.9 | 2078.4 ± 47.5 | 1.2 | 74.4 |
SPFF | 50,806 ± 190.5 | 22.4 ± 5.4 | 2268.1 ± 9.1 | 1.3 | 43.7 |
QSFF | 27,409 ± 373.9 | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 3559.7 ± 48.4 | 2.1 | 23.6 |
aEnzymatic reaction was carried out using casein as a substrate at 50 °C in 0.05 mol/L MOPS buffer (pH 8.5)
bTotal protein was measured using BSA as standard by the Lowry method