Figure 5From: Properties of the newly isolated extracellular thermo-alkali-stable laccase from thermophilic actinomycetes, Thermobifida fusca and its application in dye intermediates oxidation Effects of temperature and pH on stability and activity of purified laccase from T. fusca BCRC 19214. (a), the activity was measured at various temperatures 40-80°C in pH 8.0 for 15 min. (b), the residual activity, measured with 2,6-DMP at 50°C, was determined after the enzyme had been incubated at 50-70°C in pH 8.0 for 0–240 min. (c), the activity was measured in various buffer solutions, pH 5.0-10.0, at 50°C. Glycine-NaOH buffer (20 mM, pH 10.0), Tris–HCl buffer (20 mM, pH 8.0-9.0), phosphate buffer (20 mM, pH 6.0-7.0), and citric acid-citrate buffer (20 mM, pH 5.0) were used. (d), the residual activity, measured at 50°C, was determined after the enzyme had been incubated in various buffer solutions, pH 6–10, at 4°C for 24 h. These data are representative of three replicate experiments.Back to article page