Effect of pore diffusion limitation on dextrin hydrolysis by immobilized glucoamylase
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 22 (1), 1-17
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260220102
Abstract
Data reported here and previously indicate that when dextrin is hydrolyzed in the presence of immobilized glucoamylase, use of a larger average molecular weight substrate leads to lower overall rates of hydrolysis, while the maltose concentration during the bulk of the reaction and the maximum glucose concentration are lower than when the soluble form of the enzyme is employed under the same conditions. Computer simulation of the system demonstrated that all three observations were caused by pore diffusion limitation: the first by slow diffusion of substrate, the second by slow diffusion of intermediates, and the third by slow diffusion of glucose. Follow‐up experiments with glucoamylase immobilized to particles of different sizes confirmed this finding, as results with the smallest beads were identical to those with soluble glucoamylase.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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