Journal
CELLULOSE
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 1759-1769Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-012-9749-6
Keywords
Carboxymethyl cellulose; Silica; Silver nanoparticle; Amylase; Immobilization
Funding
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi India
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Carboxymethyl cellulose-silver nanoparticle (AgNp)-silica hybrids have been synthesized in a modified Stober process. The hybrid synthesis was optimized to obtain an efficient immobilization matrix for diastase alpha amylase, a multimeric enzyme of high technological significance. The synthesized hybrids were characterized using FTIR, XRD, SEM, TGA and BET studies. The enzyme immobilization was done by adsorption and using the immobilized enzyme, the hydrolysis of soluble starch has been optimized in comparison to free enzyme. The optimum usable pH for the immobilized enzyme ranged from pH 4 to 5, while pH 5 was optimum pH for the free enzyme activity. The kinetic parameters for the immobilized, (K (M) = 3.4610 mg ml(-1); V (max) = 6.3540 mg ml(-1) min(-1)) and free enzyme (K (M) = 4.1664 mg ml(-1); V (max) = 4.291 mg ml(-1) min(-1)) hydrolysis indicated that the immobilization at the nanohybrid has significantly improved the catalytic property of the enzyme. In the immobilized state, the enzyme remained usable for many repeated cycles like our previous material, gum acacia-gelatin-AgNp-silica. Storage experiments indicated that the immobilization has increased the stability of the enzyme and also that AgNps play a role in stabilizing the immobilized enzyme.
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