... strong conservation of theoriginal LAC3 properties upon recombination,although the protein sequence of this hybrid is the leastrelated to that of LAC3 (Fig. 5). On the other hand,LAC131 and ... rate of 4 mLÆmin)1with a step gradient of NaCl: 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3 and 1 m. Fractions containinglaccase activity were pooled and concentrated to a volume of 600 lL by ultrafiltration on ... buffer con-taining no salt, concentration and addition of 15% glycerolwere undertaken for long-term storage of the protein()20 °C). Enzyme purity in active fractions was then con-firmed by SDS–PAGE.Standard...