Table 2: Effect of metal ions on the stability of immobilized and free HRP.

Metal Ions Relative Activity (%)
Soluble HRP Immobilized HRP
Control 100 100
NaCl 116.19 118
KCl 110.5 115.62
MgCl2 98.45 177.78
CaCl2 93.22 173.20
HgCl2 - -
PbCl2 60 75.00
ZnCl2 23.77 145.56
CdCl2 178.12 187.25
MnCl2 84.65 198.54
NiCl2 132.11 137.5
CuCl2 - -
CsCl2 37.30 30.27