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Hydrophobic Salt-modified Nafion for Enzyme Immobilization and Stabilization
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Diffusion resistance and enzyme activity decay in a pellet
1Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
|March 1, 1982
Abstract:
The effective enzyme activity decay can be decreased by diffusion limitation in the immobilized pellet. Thiele modulus changes and/or poisoning of various enzyme forms are two phenomena which are influenced by diffusion limitation. This article considers these effects on enzyme decay as applied to glucose isomerase.
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