Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Volume 324, Issue 7, Pages 1312-1316Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.11.017
Keywords
Levan; Magnetic particle; Trypsin immobilization
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- Capes
- CNPq
- Foundation for the Support of Science and Technology of the Pernambuco State-FACEPE [APQ-0121-2.08/09]
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Magnetic levan was synthesized by co-precipitating D-fructofuranosyl homopolysaccharide with a solution containing Fe2+ and Fe3+ in alkaline conditions at 100 degrees C. The magnetic levan particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), magnetization measurements, X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and infrared spectroscopy (IR). Afterwards, magnetic levan particles were functionalized by NaIO4 oxidation and used as matrices for trypsin covalent immobilization. Magnetite and magnetic levan particles were both heterogeneous in shape and levan-magnetite presented bigger sizes compared to magnetite according to SEM images. Magnetic levan particles exhibited a magnetization 10 times lower as compared to magnetite ones, probably, due to the coating layer. XRD diffractogram showed that magnetite is the dominant phase in the magnetic levan. Infrared spectroscopy showed characteristics absorption bands of levan and magnetite (O-H, C-O-C and Fe-O bonds). The immobilized trypsin derivative was reused 10 times and lost 16% of its initial specific activity only. Therefore, these magnetic levan particles can be proposed as an alternative matrices for enzyme immobilization. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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