Research Article

Molybdenum Reduction to Molybdenum Blue in Serratia sp. Strain DRY5 Is Catalyzed by a Novel Molybdenum-Reducing Enzyme

Table 1

Partial purification scheme of Mo-reducing enzyme from Serratia sp. strain DRY5.

FractionTotal protein (mg)Specific activity (units/mg protein)Total activity (units)Yield %Fold purification

Crude50031500100.01.0
Mono Q12011.51380923.8
Mono Q*1017.517511.665.8
Zorbax GF-2501.224.329.161.98.1
Chromatofocusing0.10.250.250.00020.08