Research Article

Immobilization of Purified Pectin Lyase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus onto Magnetic Carboxymethyl Cellulose Nanoparticles and Its Usability in Food Industry

Table 3

Degradation rates of dry matter in fruits control, treated with free and immobilized pectin lyase (PNL) enzyme.

Fruit (10 g)Dry weightIncreasing volume (mL)%C
ControlFree PNLImmobilized PNLControlFree PNLImmobilized PNL
DW (g)%DDW (g)%DDW (g)%D

Peach0.1881.90.1771.80.1691.75.05.56.521
Apple0.1761.80.1651.70.0800.86.36.08.515
Black plum0.1911.90.09710.0870.97.08.09.823
Black grape0.1781.80.1601.60.1261.38.08.59.014

DW: dry weight; D%: decrease rate; %C: clarification rate.