Research Article
Effects of Tannin Extract from Gongronema latifolium Leaves on Lipoxygenase Cucumeropsis manii Seeds
Table 1
Purification profile for LOX from Cucumeropsis manii seeds.
| Procedure | Total protein (mg) | Total activity (units) | Specific activity | Activity yield (%) | Purification fold | units/mg protein |
| Crude extract | 26,120.00 | 180,800.00 | 6.92 | 100.00 | 1.0 | 70% fractionation | 5,000.00 | 138,000.00 | 27.60 | 76.33 | 4.0 | Sephadex G-50 chromatography | 400.00 | 130,500.00 | 326.25 | 72.18 | 47.14 |
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