Immobilization of Lipases Produced by the Endophytic Fungus Cercospora kikuchii on Chitosan Microparticles



Título del documento: Immobilization of Lipases Produced by the Endophytic Fungus Cercospora kikuchii on Chitosan Microparticles
Revista: Brazilian archives of biology and technology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000391511
ISSN: 1516-8913
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciencias e Letras de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Període: Jul-Ago
Volum: 57
Número: 4
Paginació: 578-586
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés This work studied the immobilization of Cercospora kikuchii lipases on chitosan microparticles by chemical attachment on chitosan acetate microparticles activated by glutaraldehyde (CAM) added before or after the enzyme and physical adsorption on highly deacetylated chitosan hydrochloride microparticles (CHM). Lipases covalently immobilized on pre-activated CAM showed better performance retaining 88.4% of the enzymatic activity, with 68.2% of immobilization efficiency (IE). The immobilized enzyme retained an activity of about 53.5 % after five reuses, using p-NPP as substrate. Physical adsorption of lipase onto highly deacetylated CHM showed 46.2 % of enzymatic activity and 28.6% of IE. This immobilized derivative did not lose activity up to 80 days of storage at 4°C, while lipases immobilized on pre-activated CAM maintained its activity up to 180 days at same conditions. Taken together the results indicate that chitosan microparticles provide an optimal microenvironment for the immobilized enzyme to maintain good activity and stability
Disciplines Biología,
Química
Paraules clau: Hongos,
Bioquímica,
Biotecnología,
Lipasas,
Inmovilización enzimática,
Cercospora kikuchii
Keyword: Biology,
Chemistry,
Fungi,
Biochemistry,
Biotechnology,
Lipases,
Enzyme immobilization,
Cercospora kikuchii
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