Table 2: Purification of cysteine protease from A. arguta.

Step Total Protein (mg) Total Activity (units) Specific Activity (μmoles/mg/min) Purification (-fold) Yield (%)
Dialysis 70.35 1980 28.15 1 100
UNOsphere Q 20.59 1228.8 59.68 2.12 62.1

*Protein concentration was measured by Bradford’s method using bovine serum albumin as a standard.