Benefits of Immobilizing an Enzyme
There are a number of advantages to attaching enzymes to a solid support and a few of the major reasons are listed below:
- Multiple or repetitive use of a single batch of enzymes
- The ability to stop the reaction rapidly by removing the enzyme from the reaction solution (or vice versa)
- Enzymes are usually stabilized by bounding
- Product is not contaminated with the enzyme (especially useful in the food and pharmaceutical industries)
- Analytical purposes - long 1/2-life, predictable decay rates, elimination of reagent preparation, etc.
