Research Article

Recovery of Extracellular Lipolytic Enzymes from Macrophomina phaseolina by Foam Fractionation with Air

Table 2

Estimated protein recovery (%) and enrichment ratio, lipolytic activity recovery (%) and enrichment ratio, and purification factor of foam fractionation of the culture supernatant from Macrophomina phaseolina cultivated in a simple medium.

1st experiment2nd experiment
PoolaSamplesbPoolaSamplesc

Protein recovery%24133315
Activity recovery%23195445
Protein enrichment ratio4.34.27.611.9
Activity enrichment ratio4.26.212.434.7
Purification factor0.981.51.62.9

Calculated for all samples taken together. bCalculated for the samples collected at 5 L h−1 and 7.5 L h−1 air flow rates taken together. cCalculated for the samples collected at 10 L h−1 15 L h−1 and 2 L h−1 air flow rates taken together.