Carrier-Bound Immobilized Enzymes the only handbook available to include all recent developments.

Features:

• Draws on his wide-ranging experience in both academia and industry to systematically cover all types of enzyme immobilization methods
• Reviews materials and techniques for the generation of functional immobilized enzymes benefits both developers and users of carrier-bound enzymes

Contents

Immobilized Enzymes: Past, Present, and Prospects

• The Past
• Implications from the Past
• Prospective and Future Development

Absorption-Based Immobilization

• Introduction and Classification
• Principles of Adsorptive Enzyme Immobilization
• Requirements of the Carriers
• Factors which Dictate Enzyme Performance
• Preparation of Immobilized Enzymes by Adsorption

Covalent Enzyme Immobilization

• Physical Nature of Carriers
• Chemical Nature of Carriers
• Amino Acid Residues for Covalent Binding of Enzymes
• Factors Influencing Enzyme Performance
• Preparation of Active Carriers

Enzyme Entrapment

• Introduction and Definition
• Requirements of the Carriers
• Effect of the Entrapment
• Preparation of Entrapped Enzymes

Enzyme Encapsulation

• Introduction and Classification
• Effect of Encapsulation
• Preparation of Encapsulated Enzymes

Non-Conventional Enzyme Immobilization

• Coating-based Immobilization
• Site-specific Immobilization
• Immobilization in Organic Solvents
• Imprinting Immobilization
• Modification-based Immobilization
• Post-immobilization Techniques

Index

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