Biochemical characterization of specific Alanine Decarboxylase (AlaDC) and its ancestral enzyme Serine Decarboxylase (SDC) in tea plants (Camellia sinensis)

Table 1 Purification of recombinant protein CsAlaDC and CsSDC

Enzyme	Purification step	Total protein (mg)	Total activity (IU)	Specific activity (IU/mg)	Yield (%)	Purification fold
CsAlaDC	Crude protein	142.7	133,491	936	35.5	3.7
CsAlaDC	Purified protein	13.7	47,383	3467	35.5	3.7
CsSDC	Crude protein	130.6	780,720	5980	45.2	5.1
CsSDC	Purified protein	11.6	352,756	30,488	45.2	5.1

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