Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 2 Effect of organic solvents on HAL1 protease activity

From: Optimization, partial purification, and characterization of a novel high molecular weight alkaline protease produced by Halobacillus sp. HAL1 using fish wastes as a substrate

Organic solvent (25%, v/v)	Log P _o/w	Relative activity (%)
Control		100
Methanol	− 0.76	79.3 ± 0.6
Ethanol	− 0.24	75.3 ± 1
Acetone	− 0.24	78.6 ± 1.2
Hexane	3.5	112.6 ± 1.9
Benzene	2.13	87.9 ± 1.2
Propanol	0.25	27.8 ± 0.7
Butanol	0.8	16.8 ± 1.2
Xylene	3.1	162.3 ± 1.6

Data are means ± standard deviations (SD) for three replicates

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