Table 3 Effect of metal ions on lipase activity.

From: Heterologous expression and enzymatic properties of lipase from Mucor circinelloides

Metal ions

Relative activity (%)

Metal ions

Relative activity (%)

Control

100 ± 5

Zn2+

99 ± 5

Mn2+

106 ± 4

Cu2+

97 ± 5

Ni2+

88 ± 5

Ca2+

98 ± 5

Co2+

99 ± 4

Fe3+

103 ± 3

Ba2+

97 ± 7

Mg2+

99 ± 4

  1. The lipase was pre-incubated with metal ions (1 mM) at 37 °C for 30 min, and then assayed for lipase activity using p-NPP as substrate. Values are means ± SD (n = 3).
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