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Table 5 The calculated half-lives of different preparations of P. cecembances PDC in 40 mM benzaldehyde at 4 and 25 °C

From: Process optimization for biosynthesis of pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) and Neuberg’s ketol (PAC) from a novel Pichia cecembensis through response surface methodology

Different preparations

Half-life (h) at 4 °C

Half-life(h) at 25 °C

Control

40mM

Control

40mM

Partially purified

168

72

48

33

Crude extract

90

30

32.5

24

Whole cells

336

240

50

28.5