Production and characterization of chitooligosaccharides by the fungal chitinase Chit42 immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles and chitosan beads: selectivity, specificity and improved operational utility

Autor: Kidibule, Peter E., Costa, Jessica, Atrei, Andrea, Plou, Francisco J., Pogni, Rebecca, Fernández Lobato, María
Přispěvatelé: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Fundación Ramón Areces, UAM. Departamento de Biología Molecular
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
ISSN: 2016-7660
Popis: Chitin-active enzymes are of great biotechnological interest due to the wide industrial application of chitinolytic materials. Non-stability and high cost are among limitations that hinder industrial application of soluble enzymes. Here we report the production and characterization of chitooligosaccharides (COS) using the fungalexo-chitinase Chit42 immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles and food-grade chitosan beads with an immobilization yield of about 60% using glutaraldehyde and genipin linkers. The immobilized enzyme gained operational stability with increasing temperature and acidic pH values, especially when using chitosan beads-genipin that retained more than 80% activity at pH 3. Biocatalysts generated COS from colloidal chitin and different chitosan types. The immobilized enzyme showed higher hydrolytic activity than free enzyme on chitosan, and produced COS mixtures with higher variability of size and acetylation degree. In addition, biocatalysts were reusable, easy to handle and to separate from the reaction mixture.
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [BIO2016-76601-C3-1/-2], the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2019-105838RB-C32/-31, Fundación Ramón Areces
Databáze: OpenAIRE