Review Article

Bioseparation of Four Proteins from Euphorbia characias Latex: Amine Oxidase, Peroxidase, Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase, and Purple Acid Phosphatase

Table 3

Purification of Euphorbia latex purple acid phosphatase.

StepTotal protein (mg)Total activity    (nkat)Specific activity    (nkat/mg)Yield    (%)Purification    (fold)

Acetone powder crude extract3500418567119.61001
Ammonium sulfate fractionation53416513330939.42.6
DEAE–cellulose chromatography10192700917.8227.6
Gel filtration chromatography5.95856799271483