Research Article

Immobilization of Papain on Chitin and Chitosan and Recycling of Soluble Enzyme for Deflocculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Bioethanol Distilleries

Table 1

Protocols used for papain immobilized on chitin.

TreatmentImmobilization conditionsPretreatment of support

A1 g chitin + 1% papaina
B1 g chitin + 1% papain + 0.1% PEI
C1 g chitin + 1% papain + 0.5% PEI
D1 g chitin + 1% papain2% glutaraldehydeb
E1 g chitin + 1% papain + 0.1% PEIc2% glutaraldehyde
F1 g chitin + 1% papain + 0.5% PEI2% glutaraldehyde

10 mL of 10 g⋅L−1; b10 mL of 2% () glutaraldehyde; c0.1 or 0.5% () in papain solution.