industrial enzymes
- Created by: vezting
- Created on: 19-10-15 11:27
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- industrial enzymes
- function
- specificity: they can catalyse reactions between specific chemicals. this is good because less products are formed, less purification needed
- temperature: enzymes function well at low temperatures saving money.
- immobilizing enzymes
- they continue to catalyse enzyme controlled reactions, but do not mix freely
- advantages
- purification costs are low
- immediately available for reuse
- more stable because of matrix
- disadvantage
- requires additional time
- less active
- contamination is costly
- techniques
- covalent bonds: cross linking agents cross link enzymes together covalently
- entrapment: enzymes are trapped in gel bead or network of cellulose fibres
- membrane separation: permeable membrane separate enzymes
- function
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