eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-05-06 7 2 995 998 9683 article M.P. Kusuma 1 J. Archana 1 B. Archana 1 B.V.R.R. Women’s College of Pharmacy, Bharkatpura, Hyderabad - 27 (India). In this study, alpha-amylase was immobilized in various matrices like sodium alginate, polyacrylamide, agar agar and gelatin. The present objective is to compare the activity of the immobilized enzyme by various methods in hydrolyzing the starch molecule. The activity of the enzyme immobilized by sodium alginate was found to be higher than the remaining methods. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol7no2/comparative-study-of-various-entraped-techniques-of-immobilization-using-amylase/ Amylase; immobilization; sodium alginate; polyarylamide; gelatin