Development of a solid phase kinetic assay for determination of enzyme activities during composting

Carlos Peláez, Alex Mejía, Antoni Planas

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Quantitative determination of enzyme activities can be used to evaluate the dynamics of the composting process. An enzyme activity assay in solid phase was developed in which the enzyme reaction is performed by mixing the compost sample and the corresponding substrate with a water content equivalent to the water retention capacity (WRC) of the compost sample. As opposed to common activity assays that extract and quantify soluble enzymes, this solid phase method evaluates total enzyme activities under conditions closer to those found in the actual composting process. Preliminary results on enzyme activities of a compost of poultry manure and sawdust include amylase, invertase, cellulase, phosphatase, protease, and dehydrogenase activities. With the exception of proteases, all increased from day 9 to 43 of the composting process.

Idioma originalAnglès
Pàgines (de-a)971-975
Nombre de pàgines5
RevistaProcess Biochemistry
Volum39
Número8
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 30 d’abr. 2004

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