Department of Chemical Engineering, California Insitute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA;Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
Abstract:
Radiation-mediated grafting of polyacrolein onto poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres has been shown to activate the particles for chymotrypsin (EC 3.4.21.1) immobilization. Treatment of porous polystyrene/magnetite particles with polyacrolein produced very small enzyme loading enhancement and significantly increased substrate diffusional resistance.