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5282 Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.<br />

Table 2. Effect of metal ions on the α-L-rhamnosidase activity.<br />

Metal ion<br />

Fe 2+<br />

Relative activity of α-L-rhamnosidase (%)<br />

1 mmol/L 5.0 mmol/L<br />

41.81 ± 0.15 h 32.75 ± 2.68 f<br />

Fe 3+ 10.51 ± 0.28 i 5.79 ± 2.14 gh<br />

Zn 2+ 79.47 ± 0.86 f 72.14 ± 0.98 e<br />

Ca 2+ 87.67 ± 0.66 e 94.65 ± 1.27 c<br />

K + 119.49 ± 2.19 a 107.58 ± 1.04 a<br />

Al 3+ 8.93 ± 2.78 i 5.26 ± 2.69 gh<br />

Mg 2+ 80.39 ± 3.74 f 85.71 ± 3.23 d<br />

Ba 2+ 113.58 ± 2.64 b 106.01 ± 0.46 a<br />

Mn 2+ 96.87 ± 2.35 d 83.64 ± 1.98 d<br />

Cu 2+ 58.79 ± 2.30 g 7.26 ± 0.14 g<br />

Na + 102.39 ± 2.61 c 104.06 ± 4.30 ab<br />

Ag + 9.40 ± 1.83 i 4.00 ± 0.57 h<br />

Hg 2+ 8.33 ± 1.21 i 5.74 ± 1.46 hg<br />

Control 100 ± 2.20 c 100 ± 1.40 b<br />

Means with different superscript letters within the same column are significantly different (P

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