Matryoshka enzyme encapsulation: Development of zymoactive hydrogel particles with efficient lactose hydrolysis capability

This report describes an efficient procedure for enzyme encapsulation and its application for the hydrolysis of lactose. The enzymatic material that has been developed consists of hydrogel particles (ca. 3–4 mm of diameter) composed of either alginate or an alginate-agarose combination, in which bac...

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Autores: Fabra, María José, Pérez-Bassart, Zaida, Talens Perales, David, Martínez Sanz, Marta, López-Rubio, Amparo, Marín Navarro, Julia, Polaina Molina, Julio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::b3671d18f354481f5e63413f990b4b2c
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/183325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:β-Galactosidase
Cell permeabilization
Enzyme immobilization
Lactose
Thermostable enzyme
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Sumario:This report describes an efficient procedure for enzyme encapsulation and its application for the hydrolysis of lactose. The enzymatic material that has been developed consists of hydrogel particles (ca. 3–4 mm of diameter) composed of either alginate or an alginate-agarose combination, in which bacterial cells loaded with a thermostable β-galactosidase are embedded. The cells were rendered fully permeable to the substrate, either chromogenic p-nitrophenyl galactose or lactose, by thermal treatment at 75 °C. Hydrogel particles made of a mixture of alginate and agarose displayed high catalytic activity (i.e. 1 g of beads hydrolyze the lactose equivalent of 100 mL of milk in 15 min) and thermal stability: they could be reused at 75 °C for complete hydrolysis of 5% (w/v) lactose solution at least six consecutive times without significant loss of activity.