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Table 3 Effect of metal ions on α-galactosidase activity

From: High-yield production and biochemical characterization of α-galactosidase produced from locally isolated Penicillium sp.

Metal ion (1 mM)

% Relative activity

Penicillium sp.

Ag+2

13 ± 1.30

Hg+2

11 ± 1.10

Zn+2

15 ± 1.50

Mn+2

100 ± 10.00

Co+2

55 ± 5.50

Ca+2

120 ± 12.00

Pb+2

43 ± 4.30

Mg+2

31 ± 3.10

  1. Results are the representative of average of three experiments in duplicate
  2. SE at 5% level
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