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The covalent immobilization of laccase on an inorganic ceramic support was investigated. The intention was to find a system of enzyme and reactor for a universal immobilization procedure. Laccase from Trametes versicolor as model enzyme was chosen. The special honeycomb structure of the monolith can be applied for intensive mixing of the reaction compounds. An appropriate reactor with ceramic material was constructed allowing different setup for enzyme immobilization and its application. To test the success of the immobilization, 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) was used. The immobilized laccase was found to be stable over a time period of over 3 months. As an example for possible application for treatment of wastewater containing dyes, the conversion of nuclear fast red as model substrate was tested.
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This work is financially supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KR 2491/2-1). We thank Peter Kumm for his excellent support by building the reactor and technical equipment. We are grateful to Corning GmbH for providing the monolith samples.
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Plagemann, R., Jonas, L. & Kragl, U. Ceramic honeycomb as support for covalent immobilization of laccase from Trametes versicolor and transformation of nuclear fast red. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 90, 313–320 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-3038-9
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