Kinetic behaviour of free lipase and mica-based immobilized lipase catalyzing the synthesis of sugar esters

The utilization of natural mica as a biocatalyst support in kinetic investigations is first described in this study. The formation of lactose caprate from lactose sugar and capric acid, using free lipase (free-CRL) and lipase immobilized on nanoporous mica (NER-CRL) as a biocatalyst, was evaluated t...

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Main Authors: Zaidan, Uswatun Hasanah, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Othman, Siti Salhah, Basri, Mahiran, Abd. Malek, Emilia, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22357/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22357/1/Kinetic%20behaviour%20of%20free%20lipase%20and%20mica.pdf
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Summary:The utilization of natural mica as a biocatalyst support in kinetic investigations is first described in this study. The formation of lactose caprate from lactose sugar and capric acid, using free lipase (free-CRL) and lipase immobilized on nanoporous mica (NER-CRL) as a biocatalyst, was evaluated through a kinetic study. The apparent kinetic parameters, K(m) and V(max), were determined by means of the Michaelis-Menten kinetic model. The Ping-Pong Bi-Bi mechanism with single substrate inhibition was adopted as it best explains the experimental findings. The kinetic results show lower K(m) values with NER-CRL than with free-CRL, indicating the higher affinity of NER-CRL towards both substrates at the maximum reaction velocity (V(max,app)>V(max)). The kinetic parameters deduced from this model were used to simulate reaction rate data which were in close agreement with the experimental values.