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  4. IMPROVING STABILITY AND ACTIVITY OF COVALENTLY IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES VIA NANOENGINEERED MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR FOOD WASTE VALORIZATION

IMPROVING STABILITY AND ACTIVITY OF COVALENTLY IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES VIA NANOENGINEERED MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR FOOD WASTE VALORIZATION

Objective

Obj. I. Investigate the effect of nano-confinement imposed by nanopores on the performance of immobilized lactase.Obj. II. Understand how the physicochemical properties of polymeric nanolayers affect the performance of immobilized lactase.Obj. III. Optimize the performance of lactase via nanoengineered spatial and chemical microenvironments for efficient and sustainable biotransformation of lactose in acid whey.This project fulfills the AFRI EWD goal of "advancing science" by contributing important fundamental knowledge and technological solutions that advance food waste valorization.

Investigators
Cheng, Rachel
Institution
Cornell University
Start date
2021
End date
2023
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
NYC-E60945
Accession number
1026468
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