Abstract
Amylases are hydrolases that are prominent, compared to other enzymes, accounting for 65% of the world’s market. They can be applied to any processes that require partial or complete hydrolysis of starch, such as: glucose production, the paper industry, brewing industry, food industry, among others. The use of enzymes in the industry brings great advantages, such as: a lower energy consumption; selectivity for the substrate; high activity and, in most cases, low production cost. However, it is still a costly catalytic route option, and it is necessary to use immobilization processes so that no further costs are generated in its recovery after the reaction. This work aimed to produce chitosan beads for use in the immobilization of amylase from a non-purified source. The enzymatic broth volume evaluated was 7 and 10 mL, with the highest rate of immobilization (36.04%) and recovered activity (12.36%) achieved using 7 mL of enzymatic broth. In the evaluation of the number of spheres used for immobilization, 6, 10 and 14 units were evaluated. It was found that the smallest number of spheres was sufficient to immobilize 54.71% of the enzymes. However, the recovery activity was the lowest (6.77%). Immobilization by covalent bonding presented better immobilization result compared to other immobilizations (54.71%), despite the lower result for recovery of activity (6.77%).
Highlights
Enzymes are proteins with catalytic characteristics, they are natural compounds, which have capacity of intensify the speed of chemical reactions, increasing the efficiency of metabolism in living organisms [1]
To study the influence of crude broth volume in the immobilization of amylase, different volumes of enzymatic broth were added to ten chitosan beads and the immobilization processes followed as described previously
The immobilization of amylase showed good results, with the highest rate of immobilization (54.71%) obtained when using six chitosan beads, 7 mL of crude broth and glutaraldehyde as the activating agent
Summary
Enzymes are proteins with catalytic characteristics, they are natural compounds, which have capacity of intensify the speed of chemical reactions, increasing the efficiency of metabolism in living organisms [1]. They can be classified into six classes that are: T. Among the various enzymes used in industrial processes, amylolytic enzymes, called amylases, are important hydrolases that accounts for 65% of the world market [5, 6]. They have applications in processes that require partial or complete hydrolysis of starch [7], such as in paper industries to protect it from mechanical damage and improvement of final finishing; In the brewing industry to produce light beers; in the food industry to eliminate turbidity produced by starches, among other applications in the most diverse branches [8,9]
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