In this study, immobilization of partially purified almond (Amygdalus communis) β-galactosidase on Con A layered calcium alginate-cellulose beads was investigated. Immobilized β-galactosidase retained 72% of theinitial activity after crosslinking by glutaraldehyde. Both soluble and immobilized enzyme exhibited the samepH and temperature optima at pH 5.5 and 50ºC, respectively. Howev...

Organophosphate pesticides are of great interest for research because they are currently the most commonly used pesticides. In this study, a bacterial strain capable of completely degrading methyl parathion (MP) was isolated from agricultural soils in central Mexico. This strain was designated strain S5-2 and was identified as Burkholderia cenocepacia. To increase degradation yields, cells were...

Tissue engineering is defined as the designing and engineering of structures to rebuild and repair a body damaged tissue. Scaffolding Poly Hydroxy Butyrate Valraty (PHBV) has shown good biocompatibility and biodegradable properties. Nanofibers have improved the performance of biomaterials, and could be considered effective. One of the important methods for designing nanofiber scaffold is the el...

Real-time and on-line continuous monitoring of reactants, intermediates, and final products for dicarbonyl compound bioreduction in a continuous plug flow reactor packed with baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) whole cells immobilized on calcium alginate beads was performed by membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) via selective ion monitoring.

Over the last years the development of new beer types such as alcohol–free beer has been increased. This development is motivated by the effort for a greater market share in the brewing industry and by the global trend to a healthier lifestyle without alcohol. Alcoholfree beer can be produced by removal of alcohol after regular beer fermentation or by methods that suppress alcohol formation. Su...

An overview of the use of immobilized enzymes in flow-injection analysis (FIA) is presented. The joint use of FIA and immobilized enzymes means that analytical procedures are easily automated, analytical costs are reduced and methods are faster. The future possibilities for this combination are discussed.

The immobilization of cells can be defined as ‘‘the physical confinement or localization of cells to a certain defined region of space with preservation of some desired activity’’ (1). The region in which the cells are localized is called the immobilized cell system or immobilized cells aggregate, which can be divided into three components: the cells, the support (or carrier or matrix) material...

The field of tissue engineering is severely limited by a lack of microvascularization in tissue engineered constructs. Biomimetic poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels containing covalently immobilized platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) were developed to promote angiogenesis. Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels resist protein absorption and subsequent non-specific cell adhesion, thus providing a...

alkaline protease enzyme produced from bacillus licheniformis ptcc1331 in optimum condition(temperature 37 ?c, 150 rpm, ph=10), is immobilized in different concentrations of sodium alginate using entrapment method, to increase its thermal resistance in detergents, and its activity is measured thereafter. maximum enzymatic activity of 46 was obtained in 2%w/v sodium alginate solution. investigat...