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Table 3 Effect of metal ions on PhXyl activity

From: Purification and characterization of an extracellular β-xylosidase from Pseudozyma hubeiensis NCIM 3574 (PhXyl), an unexplored yeast

Metal ion

Relative activity (%) in presence of metal ionsa

0.1 mM

1 mM

10 mM

Control

100

100

100

HgCl2

86.23 ± 2.3

86.59 ± 2.0

84.70 ± 3.2

NiCl2

89.67 ± 3.0

98.90 ± 2.9

93.31 ± 3.6

MgCl2

92.20 ± 3.2

94.45 ± 2.8

88.47 ± 2.9

MnCl2

90.82 ± 3.0

90.82 ± 3.0

89.52 ± 3.5

CaCl2

89.90 ± 4.1

90.82 ± 2.78

84.91 ± 2.6

ZnCl2

92.88 ± 2.8

92.37 ± 3.1

91.75 ± 4.1

FeSo4

103.72 ± 4.3

121.72 ± 4.8

83.95 ± 3.4

FeCl3

110.32 ± 3.8

101.07 ± 4.1

98.61 ± 4.2

CuSo4

90.36 ± 2.5

90.35 ± 2.9

89.26 ± 2.2

PbCl2

89.22 ± 3.7

100.00 ± 3.5

96.11 ± 3.0

CoSo4

90.59 ± 2.9

96.14 ± 3.0

74.96 ± 2.5

AgNo3

98.85 ± 2.0

96.88 ± 3.7

93.31 ± 4.5

EDTA

100.00 ± 4.1

82.43 ± 2.8

73.09 ± 2.4

  1. aThe values show the average and standard deviation from three independent experiments