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Table 2 Effect of divalent cations on BVSOD

From: Characterization, antimicrobial and antitumor activity of superoxide dismutase extracted from Egyptian honeybee venom (Apis mellifera lamarckii)

Reagent

Final

concentration (mM)

Residual activity (%)

Control

––-

100.0

CaCl2

2.0

99.4

5.0

99.1

CoCl2

2.0

80.6

5.0

59.7

CuCl2

2.0

116

5.0

128

FeCl2

2.0

44.1

5.0

15.9

MgCl2

2.0

113

5.0

121

MnCl2

2.0

101

5.0

99.8

NiCl2

2.0

73.4

5.0

31.5

ZnCl2

2.0

118

5.0

131