New and strong ioni
c ex
change resins have been prepared by the simple and rapidioni
c adsorption of anioni
c polymers (sulfate-dextran) on porous supports a
ctivatedwith the opposite ioni
c group (DEAE/MANAE). Ioni
c ex
change properties of su
ch
composites were strongly dependent on the size of the ioni
c polymers as well as onthe
conditions of the ioni
c coating of the solids with the ioni
c polymers (optimal
conditions were 400 mg of sulfate-dextran 5000 kDa per gram of support). Around80% of the proteins
contained in
crude extra
cts from
Escherichia coli and
Acetobacterturbidans could be adsorbed on these porous
composites even at pH 7. This intera
ctionwas stronger than that using
conventional
carboxymethyl
cellulose (CMC) and evenothers su
ch as supports
coated with asparti
c-dextran polymer. By means of thesequential use of the new supports and supports
coated with polyethyleneimine (PEI),all proteins from
crude extra
cts
could be immobilized. In fa
ct, a large per
centage (over50%)
could be immobilized on both supports. Finally, some industrially relevantenzymes (
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ctosidases from
Aspergillus oryzae,
Kluyveromyces lactis, and
Thermussp. strain T2, lipases from
Candida antarctica A and
B, Candida rugosa,
Rhizomucormiehei, and
Rhyzopus oryzae and bovine pan
creas trypsin and
chymotrypsin) havebeen immobilized on these supports with very high a
ctivity re
coveries and immobilization rates. After enzyme ina
ctivation, the protein
could be fully desorbed from thesupport, and then the support
could be reused for several
cy
cles. Moreover, in someinstan
ces the enzyme stability was signifi
cantly improved, mainly in the presen
ce oforgani
c solvents, perhaps as a
consequen
ce of the highly hydrophili
c mi
croenvironmentof the support.