Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.59, No.4, 341-348, 1994
Pectinlyase Immobilization on Polyamides for Application in the Food-Processing Industry
The study concerns the immobilization of a pectinlyase (PL, EC 4.2.2.3) purified by means of a commercial enzyme for its possible applications in fruit juice and beverage processing. Results previously obtained were improved by employing polyamides, i.e. nylon 6 and nylon 11, activated by easy to perform and inexpensive methods such as direct activation with glutaraldehyde and alkylation with dimethylsulphate followed by treatment with amines and glutaraldehyde. The nylon 6 activated with glutaraldehyde gave an activity of the immobilized PL of about 200 U g-1 (at optimum pH) and a half-life of about 190 h (at pH 3.3 and 25-degrees-C).