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Table 1 Effect of metal ions and chemical reagents on the enzyme activity of rPcAxe

From: A novel bifunctional acetyl xylan esterase/arabinofuranosidase from Penicillium chrysogenum P33 enhances enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose

Metal ions

Relative activity (%)a

1 mM

2 mM

5 mM

10 mM

Na+

94.1 ± 1.0

98.9 ± 2.1

97.9 ± 3.5

87.2 ± 4.5

K+

91.0 ± 1.1

91.0 ± 1.4

93.3 ± 0.7

88.6 ± 2.1

Ca2+

89.9 ± 2.0

95.5 ± 1.6

96.5 ± 1.5

86.7 ± 2.9

Fe3+

89.1 ± 1.5

89.7 ± 0.7

87.9 ± 2.3

76.9 ± 1.0

Mg2+

89.8 ± 1.6

90.9 ± 1.9

102.1 ± 1.6

93.6 ± 5.9

Al3+

92.6 ± 2.1

93.7 ± 2.2

87.8 ± 5.0

82.6 ± 1.6

Zn2+

88.4 ± 3.2

90.5 ± 1.3

91.3 ± 3.5

89.7 ± 3.8

Cu2+

98.6 ± 1.8

97.4 ± 1.7

108.8 ± 1.4

96.8 ± 2.0

Pb2+

94.0 ± 1.3

95.4 ± 2.1

109.0 ± 4.2

102.3 ± 0.8

Mn2+

86.4 ± 1.4

92.1 ± 3.1

95.8 ± 2.0

103.3 ± 3.0

Fe2+

82.5 ± 4.2

93.5 ± 2.2

92.7 ± 6.5

105.7 ± 2.2

SDS

85.0 ± 1.7

90.6 ± 2.5

88.7 ± 1.5

72.7 ± 2.3

  1. aValues represent the mean ± SD (n = 3) relative to untreated control samples