Immobilization of Xylanase in Chitosan-Xanthan Hydrogels
- 7 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology Progress
- Vol. 13 (5) , 539-545
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bp970059i
Abstract
endo‐1,4‐β‐Xylanase (E.C. 3.2.1.8) has been immobilized in hydrogel beads prepared by complexation between chitosan and xanthan. The enzyme immobilization efficiency is between 88 and 98% within a wide range of concentrations of xylanase. The optimum xylanase activity requires a pH between 5.0 and 5.5. The immobilized enzymes show 60–70% higher activity than free enzymes. The Km of the immobilized xylanase increases with the concentration of the enzyme in the beads. The latter show, by electron microscopy, a predominantly fibrilar microstructure within which there are regions having globular shapes where the enzymes are lodged.Keywords
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