TABLE 3.
Main features of the silica- and polyHIPE-IMERs.
| IMER | Internal volume (mm3) a | Immobilized enzyme (mg) | Enzyme density (µg/mm3) | Vmax (µmol/min) | Km (M) | kcat (min−1) | Specific activity (U/mg) | Active enzyme density (U/mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silica | 415.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.086 | 0.658 | 2.9 | 0.123 | 2.07 * 10–4 |
| PolyHIPE | 706.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.148 | 1.530 | 2.0 | 0.087 | 2.09 * 10–4 |
Dimension of the support.