Table 2 Effect of metals on the activity of chromate reductase from B. paramycoides S48.

From: Cloning and expression of chromate reductase from Bacillus paramycoides S48 for chromium remediation

Metals

Residual activity (%)

2 mM

10 mM

Control

100 ± 0.0

100 ± 0.0

Na2+

82.97 ± 1.08

77.12 ± 5.07

Mg2+

118.01 ± 0.11

130.19 ± 3.1

K2+

104.95 ± 2.1

109.40 ± 0.11

Zn2+

101.36 ± 1.08

102.50 ± 8.09

Fe2+

125.04 ± 1.12

134.75 ± 2.13

Hg2+

1.96 ± 0.0

1.12 ± 0.0

Ni2+

100.84 ± 1.10

102.67 ± 0.11

Cu2+

96.83 ± 2.09

78.61 ± 3.07

Ba2+

110.79 ± 7.10

109.85 ± 1.09

Co2+

102.35 ± 0.09

103.28 ± 3.08

Cd2+

52.07 ± 0.05

38.61 ± 0.03

Ca2+

111.48 ± 9.11

129.80 ± 3.13