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Review
. 2024 Apr 30;13(2):13.
doi: 10.3390/biotech13020013.

Proteases: Importance, Immobilization Protocols, Potential of Activated Carbon as Support, and the Importance of Modifying Supports for Immobilization

Mateus Pereira Flores Santos  1 , Evaldo Cardozo de Souza Junior  2 , Carolina Villadóniga  3 , Diego Vallés  3 , Susana Castro-Sowinski  3 , Renata Cristina Ferreira Bonomo  2 , Cristiane Martins Veloso  2
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Proteases: Importance, Immobilization Protocols, Potential of Activated Carbon as Support, and the Importance of Modifying Supports for Immobilization

Mateus Pereira Flores Santos et al. BioTech (Basel). .

Abstract

Although enzymes have been used for thousands of years, their application in industrial processes has gained importance since the 20th century due to technological and scientific advances in several areas, including biochemistry [...].

Keywords: carbonaceous support; derivatives; enzyme; functionalization; heterofunctional supports; immobilization methods.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Scheme of the enzyme immobilization methods.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Scheme of possible modifications to activated carbon.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Proteases immobilized on activated carbon.
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