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Table 1 Summary of purification of β-glucosidase secreted by A. fumigatus Z5

From: Characterization of a thermostable β-glucosidase from Aspergillus fumigatus Z5, and its functional expression in Pichia pastoris X33

Purification steps

Total protein (mg)

Total activity (U)

Specific activity (U mg-1)

Recovery (%)

Purification (fold)

Crude extract

632.2

941.3

1.5

100

1.0

Ammonium sulphate precipitation

501.9

873.1

1.7

92.8

1.1

Q-sepharose FF (ion exchange)

74.1

351.1

4.7

37.3

3.1

Sephadex G-100 (gel filtration)

24.9

188.4

7.6

20.0

5.1

Microcrystalline cellulose

0.7

89.4

127.7

9.5

85.1

  1. Each value represents the mean of triplicate measurements and varies from the mean by not more than 10%.