Effect of NaCl on the thermal deactivation prevention ability of <i>M</i>. <i>leprae</i> HSP18.

<p>The MDH enzyme activity was measured in the absence and presence of 30 μM HSP18 pre-incubated in the absence or presence of 0.05–0.5 M NaCl while it was thermally denatured at 43°C. Similar assays were also performed with 30 μM BSA alone or pre-incubated with 0.05–0.5 M NaCl. Data are means ± standard deviation from triplicate determinations. *<i>p</i>< 0.05, **<i>p</i>< 0.005.