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Simultaneous hydrolysis of cheese whey and lactulose production catalyzed by β-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis NRRL Y1564

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β-Galactosidase was produced by the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis NRRL Y1564 in cheese whey supplemented with yeast extract under the optimal temperature of 30 °C, delivering an enzymatic activity of 4418.37 U/gcell after 12 h of process. In order to develop more stable biocatalysts, the enzyme produced by fermentation was immobilized on 2.0% w/v chitosan activated with glutaraldehyde, epichlorohydrin or glycidol, producing a highly active and stable biocatalyst capable of hydrolyzing lactose and producing lactulose simultaneously. The biocatalyst obtained by immobilization in chitosan-glutaraldehyde showed high storage stabilities (100% of its activity when stored at 4 °C 105 days). Regarding the milk lactose hydrolysis by both the soluble and the immobilized enzyme, the conversions obtained were 38.0% and 42.8%, respectively. In this study, by using a biocatalyst deriving from enzyme immobilization to chitosan support, a lactulose production of 17.32 g/L was also possible.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support provided by the Brazilian research agencies CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and FUNCAP (Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico).

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de Freitas, M.F.M., Hortêncio, L.C., de Albuquerque, T.L. et al. Simultaneous hydrolysis of cheese whey and lactulose production catalyzed by β-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis NRRL Y1564. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 43, 711–722 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02270-y

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