Development of a sustainable route for the production of high‐fructose syrup from the polyfructan inulin
Abstract The authors used mesoporous silica microspheres as a support for the immobilization of inulinase from Aspergillus brasiliensis MTCC 1344 by the process of cross‐linking. Under optimized operating conditions of pH 6.0, particle/enzyme ratio of 2.0:1.0 and glutaraldehyde concentration of 7 mM...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-04-01
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Series: | IET Nanobiotechnology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1049/nbt2.12031 |
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Summary: | Abstract The authors used mesoporous silica microspheres as a support for the immobilization of inulinase from Aspergillus brasiliensis MTCC 1344 by the process of cross‐linking. Under optimized operating conditions of pH 6.0, particle/enzyme ratio of 2.0:1.0 and glutaraldehyde concentration of 7 mM, a maximum immobilization yield of 90.7% was obtained after a cross‐linking time of 12.25 h. Subsequently, the cross‐linked inulinase was utilized for the hydrolysis of 5% inulin, and a maximum fructose concentration of 31.7 g/L was achieved under the optimum conditions of pH 6.0 and temperature 60°C in 3 h. Furthermore, on performing reusability studies during inulin hydrolysis, it was observed that the immobilized inulinase could be reused up to 10 subsequent cycles of hydrolysis, thus providing a facile and commercially attractive process of high‐fructose syrup production. |
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ISSN: | 1751-8741 1751-875X |