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ArticleTurkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi2018

Enhancing the stability of a carboxylesterase by entrapment in chitosan coated alginate beads.

Sujatha Raghu, Gautam Pennathur

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Article in Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujatha RaghuCentre for Biotechnology, Anna University , Chennai , India.
Gautam PennathurCentre for Biotechnology, Anna University , Chennai , India.
Anna University, Chennai · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A carboxylesterase isolated from Aeromonas caviae MTCC 7725 was immobilized by entrapping it in chitosan coated calcium alginate beads. This was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The activity of the native and immobilized enzyme was measured at various temperatures, pH levels, and organic solvents. The optimum temperature for activity of the native enzyme was found to be 40 °C and this increased to 50 °C on immobilization. The immobilized enzyme showed enhanced stability and high residual activity in various organic solvents as compared to the free enzyme. An environmentally benign approach was used for the synthesis of ethyl salicylate using the immobilized enzyme. The product obtained was confirmed by GC-MS. The kinetic parameters, such as K m and Vmax, were also determined for the native and immobilized enzyme. The immobilized enzyme retained 50% of its activity after vfie cycles. The immobilized enzyme retained 80% and 40% of its activity at 4 °C and at 37 °C, respectively, at the end of 40 days. The results obtained from our study show that the immobilized enzyme can serve as a robust catalyst for industrial applications.

Indexed as

Aeromonas caviaealginateCarboxylesterasechitosan coatingentrapmentesterificationethyl salicylateimmobilizationorganic solventsreusability

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PMID30814894
PMCPMC6353290
OpenAlexW2886937274

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