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Table 1 Effect of some metal ions (2 mM) on alkaline lipase activity of Staphylococcus sp ESW.

From: A newly high alkaline lipase: an ideal choice for application in detergent formulations

Metal ions

Relative lipase activity (%)

Ca2+

120 ± 1.5

Mg2+

108 ± 1.0

Zn2+

110 ± 1.7

Mn2+

Cu2+

100 ± 1.5

100 ± 1.0

Ba2+

100 ± 1.2

Control

100 ± 1.0

  1. The activity was determined by incubating the crude enzyme in the presence of various metal ions (2 mM) under optimal conditions. The results are the mean ± S.D. of two independent experiments conducted in triplicate.