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Table 3 Effect of pH on the recovery of MPs and PLA2 in PEG–salt systems

From: Development of aqueous two-phase systems-based approaches for the selective recovery of metalloproteases and phospholipases A2 toxins from Crotalus molossus nigrescens venom

System identifier

System parameters

Top phase recovery percentage (%R)

Top phase purification factor (PF)

PEG molecular weight (g mol−1)

TLL (% w/w)

pH

MPs

PLA2

Total protein

MPs

PLA2

S49

0.33

15

7.5

273.49 ± 26.23d,e

31.18 ± 7.68c,d

93.22 ± 3.9a,b

5.89 ± 0.66a,b,c,d,e,f,g

6.83 ± 1.83b,c

S50

8.0

189.54 ± 21.07e,f,g,h

5.61 ± 2.86e,f

100.00 ± 3.72a

3.73 ± 0.50d,e,f,g

1.11 ± 0.58c

S51

8.5

180.78 ± 6.33e,f,g,h

1.87 ± 3.74e,f

62.15 ± 9.33b,c,d

6.06 ± 0.82a,b,c,d,e,f

1.06 ± 0.53c

S52

9.0

222.20 ± 14.62e,f,g,h

3.74 ± 2.03e,f

49.02 ± 2.72d

9.11 ± 0.75a

1.06 ± 0.86c

S53

9.5

378.24 ± 0.94b,c,d

ND

100.00 ± 6.32a

8.62 ± 0.20a,b

ND

S54

10.0

257.61 ± 15.97d,e,f

1.06 ± 0.53e,f

100.00 ± 8.32a

4.05 ± 0.11d,e,f,g

0.16 ± 0.08c

S55

25

7.5

277.70 ± 29.78c,d,e

48.33 ± 14.19c

82.79 ± 2.48b,c

6.69 ± 0.63a,b,c,d,e

11.70 ± 3.41b

S56

8.0

152.50 ± 5.45e,f,g,h

ND

100.00 ± 10.41a

2.82 ± 0.15f,g,h

ND

S57

8.5

126.93 ± 4.62 g,h

2.49 ± 0.31e,f

55.47 ± 11.18c,d

5.05 ± 1.17c,d,e,f,g

1.03 ± 0.34c

S58

9.0

131.34 ± 60.01f,g,h

ND

57.87 ± 8.18c,d

5.27 ± 2.59b,c,d,e,f,g

ND

S59

9.5

402.92 ± 19.49a,b,c

ND

100.00 ± 3.69a

6.88 ± 0.25a,b,c,d

ND

S60

10.0

213.77 ± 7.67e,f,g,h

ND

100.00 ± 10.76a

3.41 ± 0.34e,f,g,h

ND

S61

1

15

7.5

421.10 ± 52.34a,b

362.89 ± 4.50b

46.45 ± 3.45d

8.22 ± 0.68a,b,c

71.91 ± 5.92a

S62

8.0

219.28 ± 37.42e,f,g,h

10.29 ± 3.14e,f

87.40 ± 31.13a,b,c

2.89 ± 1.16f,g,h

1.49 ± 0.82c

S63

8.5

136.16 ± 8.32f,g,h

3.74 ± 3.06e,f

37.12 ± 3.47d

3.70 ± 0.26d,e,f,g

0.70 ± 0.70c

S64

9.0

172.32 ± 80.27e,f,g,h

14.73 ± 12.03d,e,f

49.62 ± 4.79d

3.19 ± 1.51f,g,h

1.92 ± 1.92c

S65

9.5

508.93 ± 25.41a

8.42 ± 6.87e,f

100.55 ± 2.85a

5.06 ± 0.12c,d,e,f,g

0.54 ± 0.54c

S66

10.0

239.52 ± 5.12e,f,g

ND

100.00 ± 9.10a

2.49 ± 0.16 g,h

ND

S67

25

7.5

457.04 ± 67.24a,b

386.90 ± 2.99a

47.49 ± 3.37d

8.14 ± 1.37a,b,c

68.65 ± 5.36a

S68

8.0

196.51 ± 21.30e,f,g,h

19.21 ± 6.54d,e

49.48 ± 1.75d

3.60 ± 0.28d,e,f,g

1.49 ± 1.17c

S69

8.5

131.16 ± 19.35f,g,h

5.14 ± 3.06e,f

32.00 ± 1.60d,e

3.75 ± 0.62d,e,f,g

1.02 ± 1.02c

S70

9.0

106.36 ± 74.35 h

11.55 ± 9.43e,f

44.86 ± 8.57d

2.76 ± 2.16f,g,h

2.30 ± 2.30c

S71

9.5

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

S72

10.0

275.38 ± 15.76c,d,e

ND

100.00 ± 12.35a

3.08 ± 0.48f,g,h

ND

  1. When the enzymatic activity was too low to be quantified, non-detected (ND) is indicated. Values in the same column with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05)