Metal concentration (2 mM)
Relative enzyme activity ()
None
100
Hg
2+
1.3
Fe
2+
122.4
Co
2+
120
Cu
2+
14.2
Ba
2+
116.4
Mg
2+
103
Mn
2+
123.8
Zn
2+
90.8
Ca
2+
129
Table 4:
Effect of various metal salts on the activity of α-amylase.
