Research Article

Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Fungal Laccase from Pleurotus sp.

Table 1

Summary of purification of laccase from Pleurotus sp.

Purification stepVolume (mL)Protein (mg)Total activity (U)Specific activity (U/mg)Purification (fold)Yield (%)

Culture filtrate800230029000361100
Ammonium sulfate fraction601300180001072.9762
DEAE Cellulose chromatography1512514500130012.1450
Sephadex G-100 chromatography8126500260072.222.4