Studies on Immobilization of Aminoacylase From Aspergillus Oryzae on Macroporous Carriers

Synthesized macroporous cross-linked copolymers of methyl acrylate-divinyl benzene (MA-DVB), acrylamide-N,N’-methylenebisacrylamide (AAM-BIS) and their functionalized products were used for immobilization of aminoacylase from Aspergillus oryzae. Effects of the carrier properties on the activity of immobilized aminoacylase were investigated and effects of substrate concentration, pH, phosphate buffer concentration and temperature on the immobilized aminoacylase were compared with those of the soluble aminoacylase. A column of immobilized aminoaoylase was prepared and used for continuous resolution of N-acyl-DL-methionine; the operational stability of immobilized enzyme was also investigated.