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     

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     

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 of Human Interferon Alpha-2b from Recombinant Escherichia coli by Aqueous Two-Phase System

Recovery of periplasmic human recombinant interferon alpha-2b (IFN-α2b) from Escherichia coli rosetta-gami2 (DE3) using a single-step polyethylene glycol (PEG)-potassium phosphate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was investigated in this study. The influences of system parameters including PEG molecular weight, tie-line length, volume ratio, crude stock loading, system pH, and sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration (%, w/w) were studied. The results showed that the optimum condition to obtain the high purification factor of IFN-α2b in a single step was achieved by ATPS composed of 4% (w/w) PEG 8000, 13% (w/w) potassium phosphate, 0.5% (w/w) NaCl, 10% (w/w) crude stock, and a system pH of 6.5. A purification factor of 26.3 and recovery yield of 40.7% were obtained from optimized ATPS.     

Recovery of value‐added globular proteins from tannery wastewaters using PEG – salt aqueous two‐phase systems

Leather processing involves discharge of high‐value soluble globular proteins in the wastewater. The recovery of value‐added products from the wastewaters is gaining more importance in the context of recovery of wealth from waste. The recovery of these globular proteins from tannery wastewater was selected as a practical model system to study the implementation of polyethylene glycol (PEG)‐sulfate aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS). The partition coefficient of bovine serum albumin is comparable to that of soluble proteins from tannery wastewaters. The influence of concentration of polymer, salt, pH and temperature on the partitioning of soluble proteins from tannery wastewaters has been studied. The PEG6000 + sodium sulfate + water system provide better partitioning of these soluble proteins as compared to PEG6000 + ammonium sulfate system. The maximum protein recovery yield for PEG6000 + sodium sulfate + water system at 20 °C is 92.75%. The influence of temperature indicates the recovery of proteins from tannery wastewater to be better at lower temperature. The findings of these studies raise the potential application of ATPS processes for protein recovery from complex biological systems. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

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.     

Improved recovery of B‐phycoerythrin produced by the red microalga Porphyridium cruentum

A simplified process for the primary recovery and purification of B‐phycoerythrin (BPE) from Porphyridium cruentum exploiting aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS) and isoelectric precipitation was developed in order to reduce the number of unit operations and benefit from increased purity and yield of the protein product. Evaluation of the partitioning behaviour of BPE in polyethylene glycol (PEG)/sulphate, PEG/dextran and PEG/phosphate ATPS was carried out to determine under what conditions the BPE and contaminants concentrated into opposite phases. An additional stage of isoelectric precipitation at pH 4.0 after cell disruption resulted in an increase in purity of the target protein from the BPE crude extract and enhanced the performance of the subsequent ATPS. PEG1000/phosphate ATPS proved to be suitable after isoelectric precipitation for the recovery of highly purified (defined as absorbance ratio A_{545 nm}/A_{280 nm} > 4.0) BPE with a potential commercial value as high as US$ 50/mg. An ATPS extraction stage comprising 29.5% (w/w) PEG1000, 9.0% (w/w) phosphate, a volume ratio (V_r) equal to 1.0, a system pH of 7.0 and loaded with 40% (w/w) of the BPE extract generated by precipitation allowed BPE recovery with a purity of 4.1±0.2 and an overall product yield of 72% (w/w). The purity of BPE from the crude extract increased 5.9‐fold after isoelectric precipitation and ATPS. The results reported herein demonstrate the benefits of the practical application of isoelectric precipitation together with ATPS for the recovery and purification of BPE produced by P. cruentum as a first step in the development of a commercial purification process. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Bovine serum albumin partitioning in polyethylene glycol (PEG)/potassium citrate aqueous two-phase systems

The extraction and back-extraction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) have been studied by liquid–liquid extraction with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/potassium citrate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). In this work, the ATPS was examined with regard to the effects of PEG molecular weight (PEG 1000, 2000, 4000 and 6000), PEG and potassium citrate concentration, BSA concentration (C_BSA) and pH on BSA partition. The pH was found to have significant effects on BSA partition with low molecular weight PEG 1000. The yield of the BSA, 99%, was obtained in the top phase under the following conditions: 19% (w/w) PEG 1000, 20% (w/w) potassium citrate and 0.75 mg/g C_BSA at pH 7.0 and 30 °C. BSA can be re-extracted to a new citrate phase by decreasing the pH of the system with a 92% yield. The back-extraction not only separates the BSA from the polymer, but also allows the polymer to be recycled. The global yield (Y_e + Y_be) is up to 91%.     

Partition of tannery wastewater proteins in aqueous two-phase poly (ethylene glycol)-magnesium sulfate systems: Effects of molecular weights and pH

The partitioning behavior of soluble proteins from tannery wastewater using aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was investigated. An ATPS polyethylene glycol (PEG)/MgSO₄ was examined with regard to the effects of PEG molecular weight (MW) and concentration, MgSO₄ concentration, pH and NaCl concentration on protein partition and extraction. The partition coefficients measured for soluble proteins were proportional to the difference in PEG concentration between the phases. The MW and concentration of PEG were found to have significant effects on protein partition and extraction with low MW PEG4000 showing the best conditions for the partitioning of protein in PEG+MgSO₄+water system. Sulfate salt was chosen as the phase-forming salt because of its ability to promote hydrophobic difference between the phases. This system was operated at room temperature . Increase in pH of the system increases the partition coefficient of proteins from tannery wastewater. The addition of sodium chloride showed significant influence on the partition coefficient. ATPS comprising PEG4000-magnesium sulfate provided a means for the recovery of proteins from tannery wastewater. The maximum percentage yield of protein extracted is 82.68%.     

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/硫酸铵双水相体系萃取猪胰蛋白酶

采用聚乙二醇(PEG)/硫酸铵[(NH4)2SO4]双水相体系对猪胰蛋白酶分离进行了研究。通过综合考察酶分配系数、蛋白质分配系数、相比和回收率,探讨了PEG400质量分数、(NH4)2SO4质量分数、NaCl质量分数以及pH值对胰蛋白酶萃取的影响,并通过正交实验进一步优化实验条件,结果表明(NH4)2SO4质量分数和PEG浓度对胰蛋白酶的萃取影响大,在PEG400质量分数为24%、(NH4)2SO4质量分数为21%、pH值为4.2所组成的双水相体系下,可获得酶的高分配系数8.48,提取的胰蛋白酶活力达到1780 U/mL。     

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     

Response surface methodology for the evaluation of guanidine hydrochloride partitioning in polymer-salt aqueous two-phase system

The current study employed response surface methodology (RSM) with a face-centered central composite design (CCD) to indicate the essential variables on the partition coefficient of guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) in the poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)-phosphate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). To evaluate the partition coefficients of GuHCl in the mentioned ATPS, the pH (7.0, 8.5 and 10.0), GuHCl concentration (1.0, 3.5 and 6.0% w/w), PEG molecular weight (2,000, 4,000 and 6,000 gmol^?1) and PEG/potassium phosphate concentrations ratio were selected as independent variables. A quadratic model is suggested to find the impact of these variables. The suggested model has a strong harmony with the experimental data. The results of the model display that the GuHCl concentration and weight percent of the salt in feed have a large and small influence on the GuHCl partitioning.     

双水相体系萃取精氨酸脱亚胺酶

报道了利用聚乙二醇/硫酸铵双水相体系从自溶NJ402菌粗提酶液中分离纯化精氨酸脱亚氨酶(ADI)的研究结果,为精氨酸脱亚氨酶的分离纯化提供了一种方法。在双水相体系中采用聚乙二醇(PEG)与(NH4)2SO4为组成成分,考察了聚乙二醇(PEG)平均相对分子质量、PEG质量分数、(NH4)2SO4质量分数、pH及NaCl质量分数对精氨酸脱亚氨酶分离纯化效果的影响。最佳双水相体系萃取条件为:聚乙二醇(PEG)平均相对分子质量为1 000,w(PEG1000)=15%,w[(NH4)2SO4]=20%,pH=6.5,室温下从自溶NJ402菌粗提酶液中分离纯化精氨酸脱亚氨酶,纯化倍数达到2.35倍,萃取率达91.1%。     

Extracellular endo-mannanase from Bacillus sp. CFR1601: Economical production using response surface methodology and downstream processing using aqueous two phase system

Bacillus sp. CFR1601, isolated from decaying plant litter, produced an extra-cellular endo-mannanase (198.0 IU/g) under solid state fermentation (SSF) using defatted coconut residue as the prime solid substrate. In order to enhance endo-mannanase production, three component, five level central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) was used. Based on contour plots and variance analysis, optimum conditions for endo-mannanase production from Bacillus sp. CFR1601 were attained when defatted coconut residue was supplemented with sesame oil meal (10.0, w/w), Tween-80 (0.2%, v/v) and inoculated with bacterial cells from log phase (12 h old; OD_600 nm ≈ 3.6). The empirical model developed through RSM brought about 4.04–4.39-fold (800.0–870.0 IU/g) improvement in endo-mannanase yield as compared to un-optimized growth conditions. Downstream processing of endo-mannanase from SSF media was carried out for the first time using polyethylene glycol (PEG)/salt aqueous two phase system (ATPS). ATPS system consisting of a combination of PEG 3350 12.0% (w/w), Na₂SO₄ 12.0% (w/w), protein load 10.0% (w/w) and pH 5.0 resulted in one-sided partitioning of endo-mannanase towards bottom phase with 3.8-fold purification and 95.4% recovery. Second stage ATPS with fresh top phase further improved purification of endo-mannanase to 12.32-fold. Our overall results suggest a cost-effective and integrated process for production and downstream processing of endo-mannanase.     

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.     

Separation and Purification of Aloe Anthraquinones Using PEG/Salt Aqueous Two-Phase System

The anthraquinones were extracted from Curacao aloe leaves. Aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) of polyethylene glycol (PEG)/salt, coupled with spectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were employed for the first time as an attractive alternative for the downstream processing of aloe anthraquinones, mainly for the removal of the impurities without additional steps. The influence factors such as molecular mass and concentration of PEG, type, and concentration of neutral salt, temperature, and pH on the phase partition behavior of ATPS had been studied. Under the optimal condition, the highest extraction yield 90.54% was obtained in PEG phase using PEG-6000/(NH₄)₂SO₄ system to a mass ratio of 2:1 at 40°C, pH 3.0 with 0.6 g sodium chloride added. The reverse extraction of anthraquinones from the PEG phase was achieved with a recovery of 70.15% by adjusting the pH. Meanwhile, the PEG could be recycled. The major components in aloe anthraquinones of aloe-emodin and chrysophanol were analyzed by HPLC before and after ATPS extraction process. Compared with conventional purification methods, this technique can be completed in one operation; besides it is low-cost and environmentally friendly.     

Aqueous two-phase extraction of punicalagin (α+β) from pomegranate peel by response surface methodology

In order to enhance the recovery of punicalagin from pomegranate peel, extraction of punicalagin (α + β) was studied using aqueous two-phase system. Box Behnken design of response surface methodology was used as a tool to study the effect of Poly Ethylene Glycol (PEG) concentration, PEG molecular weight, salt concentration, solute amount and pH on the extraction yield of punicalagin. The optimal conditions were found to be 18% (w/v) PEG concentration, 8000 PEG molecular weight, 16% (w/v) salt concentration, 0.5 g solute amount and 6 pH. Under these conditions, experimental yield and predicted yield was found to be 43% and 48%, respectively.     

金属螯合双水相亲和分配技术分离纳豆激酶的研究

利用金属螯合亲和双水相分配技术对纳豆激酶的分离纯化进行了研究。考察了双水相系统、聚合物的分子量和浓度、亲和配基加入量、pH值、相比以及生物质加入量等因素对亲和分配的影响。结果表明,双聚合物系统比聚合物／无机盐系统更有利于纳豆激酶亲和分配;pH值和亲和配基加入量是影响分配的关键因素。优化的分配条件为：2．6％聚乙二醇,20．2％羟丙基淀粉,5％亲和配基PEG-IDA—Cu(Ⅱ),相比12,pH8．2,发酵液加入量15％。分配系统放大到100g,仍保持一致的酶活收率(90％)和纯化因子(2.0)。设计了两次分配分离流程,纯化因子达到3．52,总收率为81％。     

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.