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Edible insects are rich in oil and protein resources, and has it become increasingly important to develop them reasonably when resources are increasingly scarce. However, due to the challenges in recovering enzymes in the enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction technique and the remaining organic solvents in the extraction process based on organic solvent, it is difficult to achieve simultaneous utilization of oil and protein from edible insects. Hence, an improved enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction process based on the assistance of chitosan cross-linked Fe3O4 nanoparticles (CNPs) immobilized enzymes and divalent copper ions chelation, CNPs@Cu-Trypsin-assisted aqueous extraction technique, was first proposed.
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The enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction enhancement by trypsin immobilization and divalent copper ion chelation is a promising strategy for the green and sustainable exploration of edible insect oil and protein without the use of organic solvents.
Dr Richard Ansah Herman
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: One positive part of copper ion on biocatalysts: CNPs@Cu-Trypsin-assisted aqueous extraction technique for simultaneous exploration of edible insect oil and protein, Chemical Engineering Journal, May 2023, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.142560.
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