Enzyme Fraction EA (U) TP (mg) Specific EA (U/mg) PF % Yield
Crude homogenate 0.638 ± 0.04 0.880 ± 0.04 0.725 ± 0.03 1.00 100
Centrifuged at 32000 g 0.513 ± 0.02 0.098 ± 0.02 5.235 ± 0.03 7.22 80.4
80% (NH4)2SO4 0.324 ± 0.02 0.043 ± 0.02 7.535 ± 0.02 10.39 50.8
Ultra-filtration 0.287 ± 0.01 0.032 ± 0.02 8.969 ± 0.02 12.37 45.0
Dialysis 0.284 ± 0.01 0.026 ± 0.02 10.923 ± 0.03 15.07 44.5
EA: Enzyme activity; TP: Total protein; PF: Purification fold. Values are mean ± SD of six (n=6) determinations.
Table 1: Purification steps of PPO extracted from D. rotundata tuber.