Maltodextrin hydrolysis in a fluidized-bed immobilized enzyme reactor

The present work deals with maltodextrin hydrolysis by glucoamylase immobilized onto corn stover in a fluidized bed reactor. An industrial enzyme preparation was covalently grafted onto corn stover, yielding an activity of up to 372 U/g and 1700 U/g for support particle sizes of 0.8 and 0.2 mm, resp...

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Published inBiotechnology and bioengineering Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 151
Main Authors Vallat, I, Monsan, P, Riba, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1986
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Summary:The present work deals with maltodextrin hydrolysis by glucoamylase immobilized onto corn stover in a fluidized bed reactor. An industrial enzyme preparation was covalently grafted onto corn stover, yielding an activity of up to 372 U/g and 1700 U/g for support particle sizes of 0.8 and 0.2 mm, respectively. A detailed kinetic study, using a differential reactor, allowed the characterization of the influence of mass transfer resistance on the reaction catalyzed by immobilized glucoamylase. A simple and general mathematical model was then developed to describe the experimental conversion data and found to be valid.
ISSN:0006-3592
DOI:10.1002/bit.260280202