FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (21): 249-252.

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Enzymatic Properties of Magnetic Chitosan Microspere-Immobilized Alkaline Protease

  

  • Received:2011-08-24 Revised:2012-09-20 Online:2012-11-15 Published:2012-11-09

Abstract: Alkaline protease was immobilized onto magnetic chitosan microspheres prepared from Fe3O4 and chitosan by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde and its appearance and structural properties were analyzed. The results showed that the magnetic chitosan microspheres had spherical appearance with a particle size increasing from 15 to 20 nm after immobilization. FT-IR analysis revealed that Fe3O4 was well wrapped up in the magnetic chitosan microspheres. The magnetic chitosan microspheres had complete crystal structure, good magnetic response and strong superparamagnetic behaviors before and after immobilization of alkaline protease. The optimal reaction temperature and pH for the immobilized enzyme were 50 ℃ and 11 compared with 60 ℃ and 10, respectively, for the free enzyme. The Km was 5.85 ×10-4 mg/mL for the immobilized enzyme and 6.06 ×10-4 mg/mL for its free counterpart.

Key words: magnetism, chitosan, immobilization, alkaline protease, enzymatic property

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