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  • Title: Chitosan decorated magnetic nanobiocatalyst of Bacillus derived α-amylase as a role model for starchy wastewater treatment, detergent additive and textile desizer.
    Author: Gupta N, Paul JS, Jadhav SK.
    Journal: Bioorg Chem; 2024 Oct; 151():107673. PubMed ID: 39068719.
    Abstract:
    In this study, Bacillus tequilensis TB5 α-amylase from rice-milled by-products (rice bran and de-oiled rice bran) was successfully immobilized onto biologically synthesized magnetic nanoparticles fabricated with chitosan (MNP-Ch) and characterized via different biophysical techniques. Furthermore, the study emphasized incorporating this nanostructure framework (MNP@2mgchitosan_DORB-amy and MNP@3mgchitosan_RB-amy) to offer diverse applications, including enzymatic desizing, cleaning starchy stains, and treating synthetic starchy wastewater. An enzyme loading of > 90 % for both enzymes indicated increased binding sites due to the functional moieties of chitosan on the MNP. The Km was 0.28 and 0.31 mg/mL for the immobilized and free forms of DORB-amy, respectively, and 0.18 and 0.27 mg/mL for the immobilized and free forms of RB-amy, respectively. A low Km indicated an increased affinity of MNP-Ch-immobilized forms of enzymes toward the substrate. The performance of both immobilized enzymes improved at a wide range of pH and temperature, which may be attributed to the covalent binding of the enzyme on to the MNP-Ch. The nanobiocatalysts in the detergent act synergistically to fade the starchy stains. Furthermore, an 8-9 TEGEWA scale rating with > 11 % of starch removal was obtained through the biodesizing of starch-sized cotton fabric. The nanobiocatalyst efficiently decomposed starch and liberated 650-670 mg/L of reducing sugar from the synthetic wastewater, therefore offering promising opportunities for its exploration in a wastewater treatment plant. Thus, the study recommends the potential exploration of sturdy matrices like MNP to offer remarkable applications with maximum operational stability, easier recovery, and higher efficiency.
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