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We previously reported that treatment with an enzyme named PaE, secreted by the basidiomycete yeast <jats:italic>Pseudozyma antarctica<\/jats:italic> can speed up this degradation. To facilitate the production of large quantities of PaE, here, we aimed to elucidate the optimal conditions of ethanol treatment for sterilization of the culture supernatant and for concentration and stabilization of PaE. The results showed that <jats:italic>Pseudozyma antarctica<\/jats:italic> completely lost its proliferating ability when incubated in \u226520% (v\/v) ethanol. When the ethanol concentration was raised to 90% (v\/v), PaE formed a precipitate; however, its activity was restored completely when the precipitate was dissolved in water. To reduce ethanol use, PaE was successfully concentrated and recovered by sequential ammonium sulfate precipitation and ethanol precipitation steps. Over 90% of the activity in the original culture supernatant was recovered and the specific activity was increased 3.4-fold. By preparing the enzyme solution at a final concentration of 20% (v\/v) ethanol, about 60% of the initial activity was maintained at ambient temperature for over 6 months without growth of microbes. 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