Title: immobilized enzyme
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - immobilized enzyme
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.I02976
Status: current

Definition
A soluble enzyme bound to an insoluble organic or inorganic matrix, or encapsulated within a membrane in order to increase its stability and make possible its repeated or continued use.

Related Terms
- enzyme: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/E02159
- membrane: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/MT06878

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 2587. 'Glossary of bioanalytical nomenclature - Part 1: General terminology, body fluids, enzymology, immunology (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2593 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122587)

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Citation: Citation: 'immobilized enzyme' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.I02976
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