Enzyme Immobilization
Enzyme Immobilization The major handicap in the traditional use of enzymes is that they are used but once. This is mainly because the enzymes are unstable in the soluble form in which they are used and because recovery would be expensive, even if it were possible. The immobilization of enzymes and cells provides a basis for the re-use of enzymes and cells. Interest in immobilized enzymes has grown since the 1960s and numerous conferences and papers have been held and given on them. An immobilized enzyme may be defined as an isolated or purified enzyme confined or localized in a defined volume of space. Carrier Molecules The Molecules which are used in the Immobilization processes of enzyme is called Carrier molecules. An ideal carrier molecule should contain this characters ; It should be stable. It Should be Inert. Low cost. Reduction in product inhibition. Reduction in the microbial contamination. Methods of Immobilizing Enzymes In 1995 the Interna...