Biology A-Level
Advantages and limitations of immobilisation
What Advantages and limitations of immobilisation means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A product can be made continuously, the enzyme can be recovered and reused, and product contamination is reduced, but each method trades enzyme leakage against reduced activity or diffusion limits.
Topics that use Advantages and limitations of immobilisation
- Cloning and biotechnology (OCR A-Level)
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