Screening of supports for the immobilization of pectinmethylesterase from acerola (Malpighia glabra L)

Sandra Aparecida de Assis, Pedro Fernandes, Bruno Sommer Ferreira, Joaquim M.S. Cabral, Olga Maria Mascarenhas Faria Oliveira

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Abstract

A partially purified extract of pectinmethylesterase (PME) from acerola fruit was immobilized on various supports: glass, celite, chrysotile, agarose, concanavalin A Sepharose 4B, egg shell, polyacrylamide and gelatin. In addition, reticulation with glutaraldehyde was assessed, as well as the use of gelatin in the presence of celite, glass and silica. The highest immobilization yields were obtained when the pectinmethylesterase was immobilized in concanavalin A Sepharose 4B (81.7%) and in gelatin-water (78.0%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-280
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Volume79
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • Acerola
  • Immobilization
  • Kinetics characterization
  • Pectinmethylesterase

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