Question: 1 1 . 1 5 Enzyme purification using two - phase aqueous partitioning Leucine dehydrogenase is recovered from 1 5 0 litres of Bacillus cereus

11.15 Enzyme purification using two-phase aqueous partitioning
Leucine dehydrogenase is recovered from 150 litres of Bacillus cereus homogenate using an aqueous two-phase polyethylene glycol-salt system. The homogenate initially contains 3.2 units of enzyme ml-1. A polyethylene glycol-salt mixture is added and two phases form. The enzyme partition coefficient is 3.5.
(a) What volume ratio of upper and lower phases must be chosen to achieve 80% recovery of enzyme in a single extraction step?
(b) If the volume of the lower phase is 100 litres, what is the concentration factor for 80% recovery?
 11.15 Enzyme purification using two-phase aqueous partitioning Leucine dehydrogenase is recovered

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