Partition of alkaline protease in aqueous two-phase systems of polyethylene glycol 1000 and potassium phosphate

This article presents a study of polyethylene glycol 1000 (PEG1000)/potassium phosphate aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) forBacillus subtilis NS99 alkaline protease extraction. The objectives were to evaluate effects of system pH (7.5, 8.5,9.5, and 10.5), and NaCl concentration (0,4,7, and 10% (w/w)) on ATPS binodal curves, effects of system pH, NaCl concentration, and tie-line length (TLL) on alkaline protease partition coefficient (K) and yield (Y%) at room temperature (30±2 ‡C). Casein hydrolysis was used for determination of alkaline protease activity. It was revealed that system pH had the slightest effect on locations of binodal curves (except at pH 10.5). In contrast, addition of NaCl appeared to have a significant effect on phase characteristics since binodal curves of systems with NaCl (4-10% (w/w)) shifted significantly towards the origin in comparison to the ones without NaCl. Increased NaCl concentration from 4 to 10% (w/w), however, showed trivial influence on locations of the binodal curves. Changes of system compositions due to variation in system pH, TLL, and NaCl concentrations obviously resulted in varied obtainable K and Y% of alkaline proteases. Longer TLL and higher pH generally resulted in higher K. In contrast, the lower NaCl concentration, the higher K. Since the same phase volume ration (1:1) was used throughout the experiments, Y% depended solely on K. The most suitable PEG1000/potassium phosphate ATPS was determined at pH 9.5, and comprised PEG1000, potassium phosphate, and NaCl 18.0,13.0, and 0% (w/w), respectively. This system resulted in considerably high K, and Y% of 20.0, and 95.1%, respectively. Information from this study will be important for further development of an ATPS extraction unit for alkaline protease recovery.     

Recovery and partial purification of thermophilic β-xylosidase derived from recombinant Bacillus megaterium MS941 by aqueous two-phase system

A polymer–salt-based aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was developed for the effective extraction and purification of extracellular β-xylosidase from the fermentation broth of recombinant Bacillus megaterium MS941. The effect of molecular weight (MW) of polyethylene glycol (PEG), tie-line length (TLL), volume ratio (V_R), crude loading and pH on the recovery performance was evaluated. Under the optimal extraction conditions, β-xylosidase was successfully purified up to 23-fold with a recovery yield of 99% in the bottom salt-rich phase at PEG 4,000/potassium phosphate ATPS comprising TLL of 41.8, V_R of 2.3, crude loading (C_L) of 30% (w/w) at pH 6.     

The optimization of aqueous two‐phase extraction of lysozyme from crude hen egg white using response surface methodology

BACKGROUND: Aqueous two‐phase extraction is a versatile method for separating biological particles and macromolecules. In the present wok, the feasibility of using PEG 4000/potassium citrate aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) for recovering and purifying lysozyme was investigated. Response surface methodology was used to determine an optimized ATPS for purification of lysozyme from crude hen egg white. RESULTS: Mathematical models concerning the purification of lysozyme from chicken egg white in polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG 4000)/potassium citrate ATPS are established using response surface methodology. Screening experiments using fractional factorial designs show that the pH of the system significantly affects the recovery and purification of lysozyme. An optimized ATPS was proved to be at pH 5.5 and 30 °C and contained 18% (w/w) PEG, 16% (w/w) potassium citrate, 3.75% (w/w) potassium chloride (KCl). Under those conditions, the specific activity, purification factor and activity yield for lysozyme were 31100 U mg^?1, 21.11 and 103%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The PEG 4000/potassium citrate ATPS has the potential to be applied to establish bioprocesses for the primary recovery and partial purification of lysozyme. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Separation of Bromelain by Aqueous Two Phase Flotation

Aqueous two phase flotation (ATPF) system of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and potassium phosphate is studied for the separation and partial purification of bromelain from the pineapple fruit (Annanus comosus L. Merryl). The effect of PEG molecular weight (1500–20000), concentration of phase forming components (PEG 12–18% w/w and potassium phosphate 14–20% w/w), system pH, nitrogen flow rate, and flotation time were studied and optimum conditions for ATPF were obtained. At optimum conditions of the system, i.e., 14% w/w PEG 1500, 18% w/w potassium phosphate, 80 mL/min of nitrogen flow rate and pH 7, maximum yield of 91.47% and purification fold of 4.26 were obtained. ATPF was found to be an effective technique for the purification of bromelain from pineapple fruit with higher extraction yield and purification fold as compared to aqueous two phase extraction (ATPE).     

Impact of polyethylene glycol as additive on the formation and extraction behavior of ionic‐liquid based aqueous two‐phase system

Developing a novel Ionic‐liquid (IL) based aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) with polyethylene glycol (PEG) as adjuvant for the separation of biomolecules is studied. This original work involves addition of various concentration of PEG (2000, 4000, and 6000 gr/mol) to 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate+ potassium hydrogen phosphate ATPS to investigate their subsequent effect on phase diagrams and partitioning coefficient of α‐amylase. In another innovative aspect of this work, response surface methodology (RSM) based on three‐variable central composite design was employed to understand the effect of phase forming components on extraction studies of α‐amylase. The addition of small amount of PEG improved the partitioning coefficient of biomolecule. The effective excluded volume theory was applied to correlate the salting‐out ability. As a result, it can be stated that the proposed system can effectively be used in separation and purification studies instead of task specific ILs. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 264–274, 2016     

Experimental studies on phase equilibria of PEG-water-dextran/ammonium sulfate systems and partitioning of albumin into two water-continuous phases

The clouding points and equilibrium concentrations of PEG/dextran/water and PEG /ammonium sulfate/water systems were experimentally determined for different molecular weights of PEG by titration method and direct determination of concentrations. In phase diagrams of PEG-water with ammonium sulfate or dextran, the addition of salt or dextran induced the phase separation of PEG-rich phases near the PEG-lean phases having the different partitioning of PEG. The concentrations of PEG in PEG-rich phases increase as the amounts of PEG or salt and dextran increase, while the concentrations of PEG in aqueous media decrease in any cases. The higher the molecular weight of PEG has, the wider the two-phase regions are. In dextran DT10 systems, the partition coefficients of egg albumin into PEG-lean phases increase with concentrations of dextran and the molecular weight of PEG. In ammonium sulfate systems, the partitioning coefficients showed a maximum, having lower partitioning at the very high and low concentration of salts. It is also observed that as the amounts of albumin increase, the partitioning of albumin into PEG-lean phase increases.     

聚双甲基丙烯酸聚乙二醇酯固-固相变储能材料的制备

制备了以聚甲基丙烯酸为骨架、聚乙二醇(PEG)为工作物质的新型高分子固-固相变储能材料。对PEG和几种不同的相变材料分别进行DSC测试,对PEG分子量为4000的相变材料进行非等温DSC测试。结果表明,与纯PEG相比,相变材料的相转变温度降低12.3℃,相变焓降低45 J/g。随着聚乙二醇分子量由2000依次增加为4000,6000,10000,相变材料的相转变温度分别为44.8,52.9,63.8和74.3℃,相变焓分别为142.9,203.2,190.1,231.4 J/g,均有增加的趋势。随着升温速率增加,PEG分子量为4000的PCM的相变温度依次升高,分别为47.4,50.0和53.1℃。     

Application of Aqueous Two‐Phase Systems for the Potential Extractive Fermentation of Cyanobacterial Products

The potential use of aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS) to establish a viable protocol for the in situ recovery of cyanobacterial products was evaluated. The evaluation of system parameters such as poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) molecular mass, concentration of PEG and salt was carried out to determine the conditions under which Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 cell and cyanobacterial products, i.e., β‐carotene and lutein, become concentrated in opposite phases. PEG‐phosphate ATPS proved to be unsuitable for the recovery of cyanobacterial products due to the negative effect of the salt upon the cell growth. The use of ATPS PEG‐dextran (6.6 % w/w PEG 3350, 8.4 % w/w dextran 66900, TLL 17.3 % w/w, V_R 1.0, pH 7) and (4.22 % w/w PEG 8000, 9.77 % w/w dextran 66900, TLL 18 % w/w, V_R 1.0, pH 7) resulted in the growth of cyanobacteria (Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803) and the concentration of lutein in opposite phases. However, β‐carotene was seen to concentrate in the top phase together with the biomass. The results reported here demonstrate the potential application of ATPS to establish the conditions for an extractive fermentation prototype process for the recovery of cyanobacterial products.     

Partitioning behaviour of cephalexin and 7‐aminodeacetoxicephalosporanic acid in PEG/ammonium sulfate aqueous two‐phase systems

In order to develop an aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) for cephalexin synthesis with extractive bioconversion, the partitioning behaviour of cephalexin and 7‐aminodeacetoxicephalosporanic acid (7‐ADCA) in poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/salt ATPS were examined. Parameters such as PEG size, salt type and tie line length were investigated to find a primary extraction system. In PEG400/ammonium sulfate and PEG400/magnesium sulfate systems, the partition coefficient of cephalexin (K_C) was larger than 1 while that of 7‐ADCA (K_A) deviated about 1.5. Addition of neutral salts, surfactants and water‐miscible solvents were also investigated in the primary ATPS in order to improve the separation efficiency. K_C greatly increased when neutral salts and surfactants were added to the PEG400/ammonium sulfate primary systems whereas K_A was only slightly higher than that of the additive‐free ATPS. In an improved ATPS for extractive bioconversion, consisting of PEG400 (20% w/w), ammonium sulfate (17.5% w/w), methanol (5% w/w) and NaCl (3% w/w), a K_C value of up to 15.2 was achieved; K_A was 1.8; K_P (partition coefficient of phenylglycine methyl ester) was 1.2 and the recovery yield of cephalexin was 94.2%. The results obtained from the extractive bioconversion of cephalexin in the improved ATPS showed that it is feasible to perform such an enzymatic process in an ATPS and the system offers the potential as a model for enzymatic synthesis of some water soluble products. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

双水相萃取在乳酸钙精制中的应用研究

研究了在聚乙二醇(PEG)-磷酸盐双水相体系中PEG分子量、PEG浓度等因素在萃取精制乳酸钙时对分配系数及提取率的影响，并得到较好的双水相萃取条件。结果表明，双水相萃取方法提取乳酸钙能有效去除乳酸钙中的蛋白质、葡萄糖、有机酸杂质，大大提高乳酸钙成品质量。     

Practical application of aqueous two‐phase systems for the development of a prototype process for c‐phycocyanin recovery from Spirulina maxima

A novel process for the recovery of c‐phycocyanin from Spirulina maxima exploiting aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS), ultrafiltration and precipitation was developed in order to reduce the number of unit operations and benefit from an increased yield of the protein product. The evaluation of system parameters such as PEG molecular mass, concentration of PEG as well as salt, system pH and volume ratio was carried out to determine under which conditions the c‐phycocyanin and contaminants concentrate to opposite phases. PEG1450–phosphate ATPS proved to be suitable for the recovery of c‐phycocyanin because the target protein concentrated in the top phase whilst the cell debris concentrated in the bottom phase. A two‐stage ATPS process with a phase volume ratio (V_r) equal to 0.3, PEG1450 7% (w/w), phosphate 20% (w/w) and system pH of 6.5 allowed c‐phycocyanin recovery with a purity of 2.4 (estimated as the relationship of the 620 nm to 280 nm absorbances). The use of ultrafiltration (with a 30 kDa membrane cut‐off) and precipitation (with ammonium sulfate) resulted in a recovery process that produced a protein purity of 3.8 ± 0.1 and an overall product yield of 29.5% (w/w). The results reported here demonstrated the practical implementation of ATPS for the design of a prototype recovery process as a first step for the commercial purification of c‐phycocyanin produced by Spirulina maxima. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Application of Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Bromelain Extraction in Aqueous Two-Phase System

Extraction of bromelain from pineapple fruit in an aqueous two phase system (ATPS) composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 1500 and potassium phosphate has been studied using response surface methodology. The various process variables such as PEG, potassium phosphate and NaCl concentration, and pH were optimized using a central composite rotatable design (CCRD) of response surface methodology (RSM) based on the partition coefficient, % yield, and purification factor of an enzyme. An optimized ATPS composed of 14% (w/w) PEG 1500, 17.66% (w/w) potassium phosphate and 1 mM sodium chloride at pH 7.5 was used to purify bromelain from a pineapple fruit. With this system, a maximum enzyme partition coefficient of 12.62 and %yield of 90.33 in the top PEG-rich phase with a purification factor of 2.4 was predicted. The enzyme partition coefficient, % yield, and purification factor obtained from experimentation are 12.22, 89.65, and 2.8, respectively, in the top PEG phase. The response model is validated by the closeness between the predicted and experimental results.     

聚乙二醇-硫酸铵双水相萃取结晶紫的研究

利用分光光度法研究了结晶紫在聚乙二醇-硫酸铵双水相体系中的萃取行为,探讨了质量配比(mPEG/m(NH4)2SO4)、温度、结晶紫浓度对结晶紫的分配系数(cup/clow)及萃取率的影响。结果表明,在一定的温度和结晶紫浓度下,随着质量配比的减小,结晶紫的分配系数增大,萃取率略有降低;在一定的质量配比和结晶紫浓度下,随着温度的升高,分配系数显著增大,萃取率基本保持不变;在一定的质量配比和温度下,随着结晶紫浓度的增大,分配系数显著减小,萃取率基本保持不变;在mPEG/m(NH4)2SO4为1.25∶1、结晶紫浓度为6.536×10-5 mol.L-1、温度为50℃的条件下,萃取率高达99.81%。     

Production of Alkaline Protease by Bacillus thuringiensis H 14 in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems

Alkaline protease production by Bacillus thuringiensis H 14 was studied in aqueous two-phase systems composed of PEG X (X = 9000, 6000, 4000) and potassium phosphate. The top phase is continuous and rich in PEG while the bottom phase is dispersed and is rich in phosphate, microbial cells being mainly retained in the bottom phase. The alkaline protease produced during fermentation, partitioned into the upper phase (about 80%) and total protease produced were about 2·80 and 2·26 times higher than that of homogeneous fermentation when the fermentations were carried out in aqueous two-phase systems from the beginning and made after 45 h of inoculation respectively. © 1997 SCI.     

Electrokinetic Demixing of Two-Phase Aqueous Polymer Systems. I. Separation Rates of Polyethylene Glycol-Dextran Mixtures

Abstract

The separation of biomolecules and cells using aqueous two-phase systems provides a mild, nontoxic extraction medium, in contrast with conventional organic-aqueous phase extraction. However, due to their similar physical properties, immiscible aqueous phases do not separate rapidly. Because a net surface potential occurs on phase droplets due to the unequal partitioning of certain dissolved ions, a study was undertaken in which the resulting motion in an electric field (electro-phoresis) was explored as a possible method for rapid demixing of aqueous two-phase systems in a vertical electrophoresis column. The effects of electric field strength, buffer concentration, and field polarity on the demixing rate of mixtures of polyethylene glycol and dextran in phosphate buffer were measured. It was found that an optimum field strength of around 29.2 V/cm exists at which demixing is most rapid and occurs at about twice the rate in zero field at 25 ± 2°C using normal polarity (anode at the top of the column). With reverse polarity (anode at the bottom; electric field opposing gravitational settling) at a field strength of 14.6 V/cm the rate was 3 times as fast as in zero field. Strong convection was observed at high field strengths. Increasing the phosphate concentration increased the demixing rate.     

黄芩甙在伴有温度诱导效应双水相系统中的分配行为

引言黄芩是一种疗效确切的常用中药,临床广泛应用于肺炎、肝炎、慢性支气管炎、高血压、化脓性感染及先兆流产等疾病．黄芩甙（baicalin)是黄岑中具有药用价值的主要成分．有抗血小板凝集、抗肿瘤、降血脂和降压利尿等作用,在医学界引起了很大的关注．双水相分配（ATPP）技术自60年代发展以来,已广泛用于生物化学、细胞生物学和生物工程等领域,实现了生物产品的分离和纯化．但由于聚合物回收的困难,在一定程度上阻碍了ATPP技术的应用．最近一个引人注目的聚合物──环氧乙烷（EO）和环氧丙烷（PO)的无规共聚物(EOPO）使这一问题…     

Partitioning of Propionic Acid in Polyethylene Glycol/ Different Salts of Sulfate Aqueous Two-Phase Systems

The extraction of propionic acid has been studied by liquid–liquid extraction with poly ethylene glycol /different salts of sulfate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). In this study, a multilevel factorial design was applied to evaluate the effects of four independent variables (PEG molecular weight, type of salt, salt concentration, and temperature) on propionic acid extraction yield. The statistical significance of each factor was evaluated by an analysis of variance. The results indicated that the type and concentration of salt were the major contributing factors to propionic acid extraction. The PEG4000/ MnSO₄ system was suitable for the extraction of propionic acid from dilute water.     

Density,refractive index and liquid–liquid equilibrium data of polyethylene glycol 3000 + potassium formate + water at different pH values

New liquid–liquid equilibrium data for polyethylene glycol(PEG) 3000 + CHO_2K + H_2O systems were measured at 298.15 K and pH values of 7.95, 8.40 and 9.98. It was found that an increase in pH caused the binodal curve to be displaced downward and the two-phase region to expand. Accordingly, the binodal curve was adjusted to the Pirdashti equation and the tie-line compositions were correlated using the Othmer–Tobias, Bancroft and Hand equations. The study measured the refractive index and densities of several homogeneous binary and ternary solutions. The solutions were used for calibration within a range of 0% to 30% of the mass of the PEG and potassium formate. The density and refractive index data show a linear variation with the mass fraction of the polymer and the salt. The effect of pH on the binodal, tie-line lengths(TLL) and slope of the tie-line(STL) in the systems was examined. It was found that an increase in pH increased the TLL and decreased the STL. It was observed that the density of the aqueous two-phase system was influenced by the TLL. The difference in density between phases(Δρ) increased as the TLL and pH increased. It was found that the TLL and Δρ showed a linear relationship. The effective excluded volume(EEV) of the PEG was obtained and it was found that EEV also increased as the pH increased.     

New aqueous two‐phase systems based on poly(ethylene oxide sulfide) (PEOS) and potassium phosphate for the potential recovery of proteins

A new aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) based on a degradable polymer called poly(ethylene oxide sulfide) with a molecular weight of 33 000 g mol^?1 (identified as PEOS‐12) and potassium phosphate was exploited for the potential recovery of proteins. An initial characterisation of the ATPS was achieved by the construction of a phase diagram for the PEOS‐12/phosphate system. The protein partitioning behaviour of lysozyme and bovine serum albumin (BSA), selected as single model proteins, and B‐phycoerythrin (BPE) produced by Porphyridium cruentum in the new ATPS under increasing tie line length (TLL) conditions at constant phase volume ratio (V_r) and system pH was investigated. Both single proteins partitioned in the new ATPS, initially exhibiting bottom phase preference; however, lysozyme changed phase preference when TLL was increased. Fractionation of a complex model (production of BPE by P. cruentum) using PEOS‐12/phosphate ATPS was performed to evaluate the potential protein recovery from fermentation broth or cell homogenate. The proposed new ATPS proved to be suitable for the potential recovery of BPE from crude extract of P. cruentum. In general, a system comprising V_r = 1.0, 18% (w/w) PEOS‐12, 8% (w/w) phosphate and 30% (w/w) TLL at pH 7.0 provided conditions to concentrate BPE into the bottom phase (i.e. partitioning behaviour of BPE; lnK_BPE = ?1.8) with a protein recovery of 84%. The findings reported here demonstrate the potential application of the new ATPS for the recovery of proteins from complex biological suspensions. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry