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Table 2 Effect of various organic solvents on MtCh509 from M. thermotolerans DAU221

From: Cloning, purification, and characterization of an organic solvent-tolerant chitinase, MtCh509, from Microbulbifer thermotolerans DAU221

Solvent

Log Pow

Relative activity (%)

10% (v/v)

20% (v/v)

Control

–

100

100

DMSO

− 1.35

139 ± 0.4

158 ± 9.2

Methanol

− 0.76

84 ± 2.7

9 ± 1.1

Acetone

− 0.24

31 ± 3.0

9 ± 0.5

Ethanol

− 0.24

44 ± 2.1

19 ± 0.8

Acetonitrile

− 0.34

20 ± 0.6

6 ± 0.2

Isopropyl alcohol

0.16

33 ± 0.0

16 ± 0.9

Butanol

0.80

74 ± 3.2

77 ± 8.0

Isoamyl alcohol

1.28

127 ± 4.1

103 ± 6.4

Benzene

2.13

148 ± 29.0

201 ± 7.1

Toluene

2.40

165 ± 5.0

157 ± 17.5

Hexane

3.50

139 ± 12.5

173 ± 29.5

  1. ±, standard error