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Table 3 Purification scheme for β-galactosidase from E. coli M-KH-UV-Tra44

From: Activation of LacZ gene in Escherichia coli DH5α via α-complementation mechanism for β-galactosidase production and its biochemical characterizations

Purification step

Total protein

(mg/ml)

Total activity

(U/ml)

Specific activity

(U/mg)

Yield

(%)

Purification fold

Crude enzyme

4.86 ± 0.17

251.7 ± 1.2

51.7 ± 1.3

100

1

Ammonium sulfate (60–80%)

1.28 ± 0.14

204 ± 1.6

159.3 ± 0.81

81.2

3.07

Sephadex G-100

0.66 ± 0.11

167 ± 0.82

253 ± 0.11

66.3

4.96