KINETICS OF INVERTASE IMMOBILIZED ON POLY(PHE-LYS) COATED POLYSTYRENEBEADS

Surface of polystyrene beads was modified by poly(phe-lys) for inverta se immobilisation. The optimum immobilisation conditions of invertase were; 0.01% (w/v) poly(phe-lys), 2% (v/v) glutaraldehyde at 25 degrees C and pH 4.5. The kinetics of sucrose hydrolysis by free and immobili sed invertase in a batch reactor at pH 4.5 and 55 degrees C gave K-m a nd V-max values for sucrose with free and immobilised invertase of 81, 114 mM and 10.1, 9.2 mu mol glucose/min.mg enzyme, respectively. The deactivation rate constants of free and immobilised invertase were 0.0 347 and 0.0098 min(-1), respectively.