Beta-glucosidase immobilization on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles and their application in saccharification of wheat straw and Eucalyptus globulus pulps

	Clean Technology 2011 Chapter 3: Bio Energy & Bio Fuels
	Beta-glucosidase immobilization on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles and their application in saccharification of wheat straw and Eucalyptus globulus pulps
Authors:	R. Valenzuela, J.F. Castro, M.C. Parra, J. Baeza, J. Free
Affilation:	Biotechnology Center, University of Concepcion, CL
Pages:	119 - 122
Keywords:	magnetite nanoparticles, superparamagnetism, Beta-glucosidase, immobilization, saccharification
Abstract:	Beta-glucosidase from T. reesei was successfully immobilized on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 10 nm, silanized and amino-functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APTS). When silanized and coated the saturation magnetization decreased from 72 emu g-1 to 55.9 emu g-1 without losing their superparamagnetic features. The concentration of enzyme immobilized on 1.0 g of silanized magnetite and funtionalized with glutaraldehyde was 0.10 g L-1; the activity retention after immobilization was 98% and the enzyme was stable for at least 45 days. The immobilized beta-glucosidase was used to supplement cellulase in the enzymatic hydrolysis of three substrates: wheat straw pretreated by steam explosion (WS-SE), E. globulus pretreated by hydrothermolysis (EG-H) and pulp from hydrothermolysis followed by alkaline extraction (EG-HA). The hydrolysis yields for every pretreated material, using immobilized beta-glucosidase and free cellulase, were 76.1%, 83.6% and 75.6%, respectively, obtaining higher hydrolysis yields compared to those obtained only with cellulase. These yields were 10% lower than the yields reached with cellulase supplemented with free beta-glucosidase. The immobilized beta-glucosidase was magnetically recovered and reused twice. The differences in the hydrolysis yields were not significant (p>0.05) for WS-SE and EG-HA.

ISBN:	978-1-4398-8189-7
Pages:	438
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Clean Technology 2011

Chapter 3: Bio Energy & Bio Fuels

Beta-glucosidase immobilization on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles and their application in saccharification of wheat straw and Eucalyptus globulus pulps