Research Article

Lipolytic Potential of Aspergillus japonicus LAB01: Production, Partial Purification, and Characterisation of an Extracellular Lipase

Table 1

Summary of purification of extracellular lipase from A.  japonicus LAB01.

Purification stepVolume
(mL)
Total protein
(mg)
Specific activity
(U·mg−1)
Total activity
(U·L−1)
Fold purificationYield
(%)

Supernatant41013.129.20 × 1031.21 × 1051.00100
Ammonium sulphate precipitation (60%)154.76 2.69 × 1041.28 × 1052.92106
Gel filtration chromatography (Superose 12 HR)111.493.59 × 1045.33 × 1043.9144.2