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The effect of several parameters (pH, time of reaction, temperature, enzyme concentration) on trypsin immobilization onto glutaraldehyde-activated amine-Spherosil was investigated. This activated support could be stored over long periods of time without any important loss of capacity for trypsin coupling. When increasing the amount of trypsin bound to the carrier, enzymatic activity shows an optimal value, beyond which an augmentation of Spherosil enzyme content results in a lowered activity. The influence of the number of available reactive aldehyde groups on silica was investigated by coupling L-lysine to activated support either prior to or simulataneously with trypsin immobilization. In both cases, the activity of trypsin derivatives is decreased when L-lysine concentration is increased, yet the activity of trypsin derivatives is never equal to zero, even in presence of a large excess of L-lysine. This suggests the presence of two types of reactive groups on the activated support.
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Monsan, P. Influence of the conditions of trypsin immobilization onto Spherosil on coupling efficiency. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 5, 1–11 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00515681
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