title: Hydrogen peroxide generation with immobilized glucose oxidase for textile bleaching.
abstract: Glucose oxidase was covalently immobilized on commercially available alumina and glass supports, with a high level of protein recovery. The operational stability of the alumina carrier was an advantage over the glass support, though the rate of generation of hydrogen peroxide in the case of the latter was higher. The immobilization technique provided repeated application of the enzyme even in low concentration, and the hydrogen peroxide generated in the enzymatic reaction was successively used for textile bleaching.
authors.affiliation: Textile Engineering Department, Campus de Azurem, University of Minho, 4800 Guimarães, Portugal.
authors.forename: Tzanko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tzanov
authors.forename: Silgia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Georg M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Gübitz
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavaco-Paulo
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology; D001709:Biotechnology; D002482:Cellulose; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000378:metabolism; D005898:Glass; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D003368:Gossypium; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D002482:Cellulose; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D000537:Aluminum Oxide