Longo M A, Novella I S, García L A, Díaz M
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Oviedo, Spain.
Enzyme Microb Technol. 1992 Jul;14(7):586-90. doi: 10.1016/0141-0229(92)90131-7.
Diffusion of proteases from Bacillus subtilis and Serratia marcescens within calcium alginate beads has been assayed, and the experimental data fitted into a mathematical model for diffusion into a finite volume liquid medium. Values of effective diffusivity were calculated for the studied proteases and compared with the available data in the literature for molecules of lower molecular weight.