Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 50, Issue 3, Pages 815-820Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2011.11.020
Keywords
Tyrosinase; Immobilization; Chitosan; Clay; Composite beads; Phenol removal
Funding
- Celal Bayar University Research Foundation [FEF2009033]
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Tyrosinase was immobilized on glutaraldehyde crosslinked chitosan-clay composite beads and used for phenol removal. Immobilization yield, loading efficiency and activity of tyrosinase immobilized beads were found as 67%, 25% and 1400 U/g beads respectively. Optimum pH of the free and immobilized enzyme was found as pH 7.0. Optimum temperature of the free and immobilized enzyme was determined as 25-30 degrees C and 25 degrees C respectively. The kinetic parameters of free and immobilized tyrosinase were calculated using L-catechol as a substrate and K-m value for free and immobilized tyrosinase were found as 0.93 mM and 1.7 mM respectively. After seven times of repeated tests, each over 150 min, the efficiency of phenol removal using same immobilized tyrosinase beads were decreased to 43%. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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