Abstract
Invertase was covalently immobilized on new coal fly ashes glass-ceramic
support with zinc sulfate (GCSZn). The coupling process of proteins was
demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). There was no change in the
optimum pH (4.6) but optimum temperature increased from 55 degrees C for
free invertase to 60 degrees C for immobilized derivative. The
activation energy decreased after immobilization (37.31 +/- 3.40 kJ/mol)
in spite of free invertase (51.34 +/- 5.21 kJ/mol). There was an
improvement in the Michaelis-Menten constant for sucrose hydrolysis
after immobilization being 15 times lower compared to that for free
invertase (030 +/- 0.01 mmol). After ten reuses at 25 +/- 2 degrees C,
the immobilized invertase lost only 9% of initial activity, but at the
optimum temperature (60 degrees C), the activity decrease was about
70%, what it is economically feasible under energetic view point for
industrial application. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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