Table 1. Purification of chitinase by ammonium sulphate, DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography and Sephadex G-200 gel filtration.

Purification Step

Total Activity
(U)

Total protein
(mg)

Specific activity
(U/mg)

Purification fold

Recovery
(%)

Cell free supernatant

45100

255

176.4

-

100

Dialysed (ammonium sulphate precipitation 30-75%)

31950

57

560.5

3.18

71.0

DEAE Sephadex

22500

5.5

4090.9

23.2

47.1

Gel filtration
(Sephadex G-200)

14010

1.8

7783.3

44.12

31.1

 

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