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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Claims for Patent: 4,268,419


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Summary for Patent: 4,268,419
Title: Support matrices for immobilized enzymes
Abstract:An improved method of preparing support matrices for immobilization of reactive chemical entities, such as enzymes, comprises deposition of a polyamine on core support, such as an inorganic oxide, contacting the polyamine-coated core support with a bifunctional reagent which cross-links the polyamine and provides pendant functional groups, and recovering the matrix, wherein the improvement comprises means of depositing the polyamine as a thin, uniform film.
Inventor(s): Rohrbach; Ronald P. (Forest Lake, IL)
Assignee: UOP Inc. (Des Plaines, IL)
Application Number:06/095,020
Patent Claims:1. A method for preparing a support matrix for immobilization of an enzyme which comprises:

(a) depositing a polyamine binding layer selected from the group consisting of aminopolystyrene and polyethyleneimine on an alumina support in an aqueous solution;

(b) removing excess polyamine from said alumina support;

(c) drying said alumina support of step (b) prior to contacting said alumina support with glutaraldehyde in step (d) to provide a final water content of from about 1% to about 30% by weight of said alumina support;

(d) contacting said dried alumina support of step (c) with a solution containing an excess of glutaraldehyde to provide crosslinkage between said glutaraldehyde and said polyamine binding layer; and

(e) recovering the resultant support matrix for immobilization of said enzyme.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said drying of said matrix is continued until the water content of said matrix ranges from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the weight of said alumina support.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said enzyme is selected from the group consisting of glucose isomerase, glucoamylase, cholesteroloxidase, alcohol dehydrogenase, amino acid oxidase, arginse, asparaginase, catalase, chymotrypsin, cellulase, collagenase, deoxyribonuclease, ficin, histidase, lactase, peroxidase, lysozyme, gamma amylase, papain, rennin, ribonuclease and urease.

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