Kinetic Studies of Site-Specifically and Randomly Immobilized Alkaline Phosphatase on Functionalized Membranes

A comparison of enzyme activities has been made between a site-specifically immobilized and a randomly immobilized bacterial alkaline phosphatase (BAP) on macroporous membranes. An octapeptide tag (FLAG™) was attached at the N-terminus of alkaline phosphatase by recombinant DNA techniques (gene fusion) to yield BAP that is modified in a site-directed fashion (SDBAP). The corresponding antibody (antiFLAG™) was immobilized on an aldehyde-modified polyethersulfone (MPS) membrane via protein A. Immobilization of SDBAP on this membrane result in a membrane–protein A–antiFLAG–SDBAP linkage. This site-specifically immobilized enzyme demonstrated a relative activity (RA), defined as the ratio of immobilized activity (V_max) to the corresponding homogeneous enzymatic activity, of 85% as compared with the randomly immobilized BAP which had an RA of 0·8%. BAP, when chemically conjugated to the FLAG peptide and immobilized via antiFLAG and protein A on the MPS membrane, showed an RA of only 1·9%, demonstrating the effectiveness of site-directed immobilization. SDBAP was also immobilized on the MPS membrane in the absence of protein A. In this case, the RA dropped to 22%, further explaining the effectiveness of ordered immobilizations as compared with random immobilizations. The ratio of immobilized enzyme activity to the activity in the absence of added phosphate inhibitor for the immobilized BAP was three-fold higher than the corresponding homogeneous ratio, showing a reduction in product inhibition for the immobilized enzyme. © 1997 SCI.     

银/二氧化硅复合载体固定木瓜蛋白酶的研究

以沉积了银纳米粒子的二氧化硅微球为载体,戊二醛为交联剂共价固定了木瓜蛋白酶。研究了戊二醛用量以及载体中银纳米粒子质量分数对酶负载率、相对活力和酶活回收率的影响,考察了温度和pH值对固定酶的影响。结果表明,戊二醛的适宜质量分数为5%;当载体的银负载量(质量分数)为0.68%时,固定木瓜蛋白酶活回收率最高,比使用未负载银载体提高了131%;固定酶的最适反应温度为75℃,与游离酶基本相同;最适pH值为7.5,与游离酶相比向碱性方向移动了1个单位。     

α-淀粉酶在MCM-41介孔分子筛上的固定化研究

采用浸渍法将α-淀粉酶固定在介孔分子筛MCM-41上。考察了吸附时间、给酶量和pH对α-淀粉酶固定化性能的影响,并对固定化酶的活性、稳定性和载体结构等进行了研究。结果表明,在固定化时间为11 h,给酶量为70 mg.g-1,pH=5.9的条件下,固定化酶活性回收率可达48%。与游离酶相比,固定化酶的耐热能力增强,温度达到70℃时,固定化酶相对活性可达到75%,而游离酶只有14%;在pH=3.3～8.0的内,固定化酶相对活性为62%～100%,而游离酶的相对活性为5%～100%,固定化酶具有更宽的pH适应性;此外,固定化酶储存稳定性明显增强,并具有一定的可重复操作性,且固定后载体仍然保持了良好的介孔结构。     

Immobilization of Candida rugosa lipase on modified natural wool fibers

A method has been developed to immobilize lipase from Candida rugosa on modified natural wool fibers by means of graft copolymerization of poly ethylacrylate in presence of potassium persulphate and Mohr’s salt redox initiator. The activities of free and immobilized lipase have been studied. FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and the Bradford method were used to characterize lipase immobilization. The efficiency of the immobilization was evaluated by examining the relative enzymatic activity of free enzyme before and after the immobilization of lipase. The results showed that the optimum temperature of immobilized lipase was 40 °C, which was identical to that of the free enzyme, and the immobilized lipase exhibited a higher relative activity than that of free lipase over 40 °C. The optimal pH for immobilized lipase was 8.0, which was higher than that of the free lipase (pH 7.5), and the immobilization resulted in stabilization of enzyme over a broader pH range. The kinetic constant value (km) of immobilized lipase was higher than that of the free lipase. However, the thermal and operational stabilities of immobilized lipase have been improved greatly.     

Synthesis of NAD polystyrene microspheres and application as a carrier of glucoamyrase immobilization

Polystyrene microspheres with a small amount of acrylic acid (200 : 1) incorporated were synthesized by nonaqueous phase dispersion (NAD) polymerization to investigate the feasibility of use as a carrier for immobilized enzyme. Seeded emulsion polymerization was then carried out to obtain larger cross-linked polystyrene spheres, the structure of which was expected to yield a favorable environment to keep the original activity of the immobilized enzyme. Glucoamylase, a particular enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of oligosaccharides to glucose, was immobilized through peptide bonding using a carbodiimide activating agent. Thirty percent of the enzyme activity at maximum was retained relative to free glucoamylase. The immobilized enzyme remained active after 4 months, although its poor resistance to heat was not improved. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Detoxification of mercury by immobilized mercuric reductase

Mercuric reductase which originated from a recombinant Escherichia coli PWS1 was purified and immobilized on a chemically modified diatomaceous earth support. The mercury reduction kinetics, pH dependence, storage stability, and reusability of the immobilized enzyme were investigated. Four dyes were examined for their electron transfer efficiency with the soluble and bound mercuric reductase. Continuous mercury detoxification by the immobilized mercuric reductase was also performed in fixed‐bed processes. The effects of bed‐length, mercury loading rate, and electron donor on the performance of the fixed beds were assessed. Immobilized mercuric reductase exhibited substrate‐inhibition‐type kinetics with a maximal activity (1.2 nmol Hg mg⁻¹ protein s⁻¹) occurring at an initial Hg²⁺ concentration of 50 µmol dm⁻³. The optimal pH was 7.0 for the soluble and immobilized mercuric reductase, but the immobilized enzyme maintained higher relative activity for less favorable pH values. Immobilization of the enzyme appeared to significantly enhance its storage stability and reusability. Of four artificial electron donors tested, azure A (5 mmol dm⁻³) demonstrated the highest relative activity (78%) for soluble mercuric reductase. For the immobilized enzyme, neutral red (5 mmol dm⁻³) gave a relative activity of nearly 82%. With a fixed‐bed, the mercury‐reducing efficiency of using neutral red was only 30–40% of that obtained using NADPH. Fixed‐bed operations also showed that increased bed length facilitated mercury reduction rate, and the optimal performance of the beds was achieved at a flow rate of approximately 100–200 cm³ h⁻¹. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Pullulanase immobilization on natural and synthetic polymers

This work describes the immobilization of pullulanase onto two different polymers; agarose activated with epichlorohydrin and trichlorotriazine and casein activated with epichlorohydrin, in addition to a synthetic copolymer, butylacrylate–acrylic acid (BuA/AAc). Immobilization by covalent binding yields stable enzyme activity. The operational stability of the free and immobilized enzymes showed that the enzyme immobilized by a crosslinking technique using glutaric dialdehyde (GA) showed poor durability and the relative activity decreased sharply due to leakage after repeated washing, while the enzymes immobilized by covalent bonds resulted in a slight decrease in most cases in the relative activity (around 20%) after being used 10 times. Storage for 4–6 months showed that the free enzyme lost most of its activity, while the immobilized enzyme showed the opposite behavior. Subjecting the immobilized enzymes to doses of γ‐radiation (0.5–10 Mrad) resulted in complete loss in the activity of the free enzyme at a dose of 5 Mrad, while the immobilized enzymes showed relatively high resistance to γ‐radiation up to a dose of 5 Mrad. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (¹H NMR) and FTIR measurements were carried out to confirm the structure of the polymer as well as the immobilization process of the enzyme onto the polymeric carrier. The unique biochemical characteristics, mode of action and utility of the environmentally compatible pullulanase in starch conversion are well known. Using pullulanase with β‐amylase in starch saccharification processes can increase maltose yield by 20–25%. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Characterization of a chemically modified β-amylase immobilized on porous silica

β-Amylase was coupled to a periodate oxidized dextran by reductive alkylation in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride. The loss of activity (57%) during the cross-linking of the enzyme was the result of steric hindrance near the catalytic site. In order to verify this hypothesis, the residual activity was determined with substrates of variable molecular size. The residual activity was inversely proportional to the particulate size of the substrate. Increases in residual activity, of up to 53% were obtained using an orientated chemical modification in the presence of a substrate which protects the catalytic site. Native and dextran-conjugated β-amylase were immobilized on an amino activated silica by a classical method using glutaraldehyde for the native enzyme and by reductive alkylation for the modified enzyme. The relative activity of the enzymes obtained after this insolubilization was very high for the modified amylase, 45% for a medium enzyme concentration, compared with 4% at the same concentration for the native enzyme. This difference can be attributed to the variation of the length of the space arm between the silica and the enzyme. The soluble β-amylase dextran conjugate had a superior thermoresistance to that of the native enzyme; its optimal temperature of activity was 5°C higher than that of the native enzyme. This stabilization may be attributable to a rigidification of the protein structure. Immobilization of both native and modified enzymes on a amino silica resulted in thermostabilization of the enzymes. The optimal temperature of activity was 70°C for the native immobilized β-amylase (some 10°C higher than that of the native enzyme) and 75°C for the chemically modified, and subsequently immobilized, β-amylase. The immobilized forms of the enzymes were used for 14 days at 55°C in continuous substrate processing. The greater eflciency of the chemically modified β-amylase was demonstrated by a four-fold increase in maltose production compared to the classical method of immobilization. A kinetic study confirmed the stabilization of the β-amylase by a reduction of the rate constant of inactivation of the different modified enzymes.     

天然矿物埃洛石为载体固定α-淀粉酶的工艺和性能

以天然纳米材料埃洛石为载体,通过物理吸附法对α-淀粉酶进行固定.利用红外光谱、扫描电镜、透射电镜等对埃洛石的结构和形貌特征进行测试与表征,同时对埃洛石纳米管固定化α-淀粉酶的条件及固定化酶的酶学性能进行了研究,并与游离酶进行了比较.结果表明:这种具有管状结构的埃洛石硅酸盐矿物是理想的酶载体,酶的固定化效率平均达到37.38%;所得的固定化α-淀粉酶4℃下保存15d后,酶活力仍保持90%以上;固定化α-淀粉酶的热稳定性也明显优于游离酶,连续7批次操作后仍保持56.2%的酶活力.     

胺化聚苯乙烯载体柔性固定化木瓜蛋白酶

提出酶的“柔性固定化”模型,并以Mannich反应得到担载量为0.4～6.0 mmol NH₂•g^-1的胺化聚苯乙烯树脂为载体,以双醛淀粉为柔性链,对木瓜蛋白酶进行柔性固定化,酶活回收率可达40%～50％,相当于手臂固定化酶活力回收率的1.8～2.4倍,且柔性固定化酶稳定性较好.该结果说明,酶的“柔性固定化”模型可以改善传统共价结合固定化酶及手臂固定化酶活力回收率不高的缺陷.     

介孔分子筛SBA-16固定化木瓜蛋白酶性质的研究

以介孔分子筛SBA-16为载体采用物理吸附的方法对木瓜蛋白酶进行了固定化,研究了固定化条件对酶的相对活性的影响及在不同pH值下游离酶和固载酶的pH稳定性。实验结果表明当1 g载体的給酶量为30 mg,固定化时间为2.5 h,pH值为7.0时,固定化木瓜蛋白酶的相对活性最好。与游离酶相比,固定化酶的pH稳定性有明显改善。     

Production of fructooligosaccharides by immobilized mycelium of Aspergillus japonicus

β-Fructofuranosidase (EC 3.2.1.26) in Aspergillus japonicus mycelium was immobilized by entrapment in calcium alginate gel. After immobilization, the enzyme was active over a wider pH range, and had improved thermostability. The total amount of fructooligosaccharides produced by immobilized enzyme was similar to that produced by a free enzyme system. A packed-bed reactor was employed for production of fructooligosaccharides at 42°C using the immobilized enzyme. The reactions were continued for 35 days and only 17% of enzyme activity was lost during this period.     

磁性壳聚糖微球的制备及其用于甲酸脱氢酶的固定化

分别采用乳化交联法和共沉淀法制备磁性壳聚糖微球载体,并对形貌结构进行比较,结果表明,采用共沉淀法制备的磁性壳聚糖微球负载Fe3O4的效果好,故将其作为载体固定甲酸脱氢酶。最佳固定化条件:添加酶量9 U.g-1,pH=7.0,固定化时间5 h。游离酶和固定化酶的最适宜反应温度分别为50℃和30℃;游离酶的最适宜pH=7.0,固定化酶的最适宜pH=6.0;将游离酶和固定化酶分别置于60℃恒温水浴放置180 min后,游离酶和固定化酶的相对酶活力分别为0.78%和40.39%;将游离酶和固定化酶置于不同pH的缓冲液中保存1 h后,在强酸(pH=2.0)和强碱(pH=10.0)条件下,固定化酶的相对酶活力分别为11.03%和38.43%,游离酶已全部失活;固定化酶重复使用6次后,相对酶活力为73.53%,表明固定化酶具有较好的热稳定性、酸碱稳定性和操作稳定性。     

In situ entrapment of α‐chymotrypsin in the network of acrylamide and 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate copolymers

A mild and reproducible method has been developed for the entrapment of α‐chymotrypsin into a crosslinked copolymer. A porous copolymer was synthesized at 293 K by solution copolymerization of acrylamide and 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate. α‐Chymotrypsin was entrapped during copolymerization at different polymerization stages. The effect of crosslinking on enzyme loading and retention of its activity was examined. Copolymer with 2% crosslinking could entrap >90% of the enzyme. The activity of free and immobilized α‐chymotrypsin was determined by using N‐benzoyl‐L ‐tyrosine ethyl ester and casein as low and high molecular weight substrates respectively. Storage as well as thermal stability of the immobilized enzyme was superior to that of the free one. Effect of calcium and heavy metal ions was studied on immobilized enzyme activity. The immobilized enzyme showed little variation in activity with pH and retained 50% activity after nine cycles. The Michaelis constant K_m of the free and immobilized enzyme was estimated to be 2.7 and 4.2 × 10⁻³ mM, respectively, indicating no conformational changes during entrapment. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 2996–3002, 2000     

Immobilization of urease on cation-exchange membranes prepared by radiation-initiated graft copolymerization of acrylic acid on polyethene thin films

Summary A covalent immobilization of urease was conducted on carboxylic cation-exchange membranes (CEM) prepared by radiation-initiated graft copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA) on polyethene (PE) thin films. Six types of CEM with different grafting degree (from 26.5 to 95.2%) were used as carry. The carboxyl groups were activated by the carbodiimide method in order to carry out a covalently immobilization. The amount of bound protein and the enzyme activity were determined in each immobilized system. It was established that the urease, immobilized on CEM with 64.2% grafting degree, featured the highest relative activity – 80.32%. The amount of bound protein on this membrane type was 6.01 mg/cm². The basic characteristics of the immobilized and the free enzymes were determined (pH_opt, T_opt and pH_stab). It was found out that the immobilized urease had greater thermal and storage stability in comparison with the free enzyme. It was proven that CEM with a grafting degree of 64.2% would be a suitable carrier for urease immobilization.     

明胶膜固定化脲酶的制备及性质

以明胶为载体,戊二醛为交联剂,采用包埋-交联联用法制备了明胶膜固定化脲酶,其酶活力为6 07U/g载体,酶活力收率为66 1%。最优固定化条件是包酶量为10mg酶/g明胶,ρ(明胶)=100g/L,φ(戊二醛)=0 5%。研究了固定化酶的性质,并与游离酶作了比较,游离酶的最适pH=7 0,固定化酶的最适pH=6 5;游离酶的最适温度为60℃,固定化酶的最适温度升至70℃;固定化酶与游离酶的米氏常数Km分别为11 7mM和12 4mM;固定化酶在80℃下180min仍保留初始活力的10%,而游离酶几乎完全失活。固定化酶重复使用20次其活力仅下降15%,4℃下贮存35d后仍保持初始活力的55%。     

Enhancing the stability of immobilized catalase on activated carbon with gelatin encapsulation

Gelatin (Gel) encapsulation onto activated carbon (AC) with catalase (CAT) was developed as an alternative method for CAT immobilization in this study. The immobilized CAT with AC encapsulated by Gel as the supporter accounted for 65.69% of the native enzyme activity. Furthermore, the properties of the immobilized CATs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Among free CAT and the two immobilized CATs, the immobilized CAT with AC encapsulated by Gel as the supporter showed the highest relative enzymatic activity and a high stability in a broad range of pH values and temperatures, and its residual activity was 80% after 15 uses, whereas the immobilized CAT with AC as the supporter was retained at a level of only 50% under the same conditions. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 130: 1498–1502, 2013     

Immobilization of lipase on hydrogels: Structural aspects of polymeric matrices as determinants of enzyme activity in different physical environments

Well‐defined and characterized polymeric matrices showing close chemical similarities but wide differences in water uptake and swellability in aqueous medium were used for lipase immobilization. Biphasic networks of 2‐hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) were synthesized with acrylamide (AAm), methacrylamide (MAAm), N‐isopropylacrylamide (N‐i‐PAAm), and 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanesulfonic acid (AMPSA) and simultaneously crosslinked with N,N‐methylene bisacrylamide in aqueous medium by using simultaneous γ‐radiation technique. Lipase enzyme was produced from a mesophilic bacterial isolate (HBK‐8) and was immobilized onto all the matrices by adsorption method. The activity of the immobilized enzyme was optimized for pH, temperature, and amount of crude enzyme and effect of dehydration. High relative activity for the immobilized enzymes was observed and loss of activity with time was minimal; reusability was found to be good. The activity of the immobilized enzyme was also observed to be good in both esterification and hydrolysis of esters. In the present study, lipase immobilization, hydrolysis of p‐nitrophenyl palmitate, and optimum pH and temperature for substrate hydrolysis were evaluated for different matrices to study polymer structure and enzyme activity relationship in diverse physical environments. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 3135–3143, 2004     

超声波对固定化辣根过氧化物酶活性影响研究

为了研究超声波对固定化酶活性的影响,以固定化辣根过氧化物酶为对象,研究了不同超声波处理条件(超声功率,超声时间)以及超声条件下催化体系的pH、温度对固定化酶活性的作用。同时对超声波处理后固定化酶活的重复利用性进行测定。结果表明,超声波处理对提高固定化酶在高温、强酸碱条件下催化活性有一定帮助,最佳处理条件为:超声波功率50 W,超声时间30 min,pH 8,温度35℃,在此条件下,与未经超声波处理相比,固定化酶活性提高了17.6%,固定化酶重复利用性增强,经7次使用后,固定化酶催化活性是未经处理的1.8倍。     

海藻酸钠固定化S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶的制备及其性质研究

研究了以海藻酸钠包埋法制备固定化S-腺苷甲硫氨酸（sAM）合成酶的条件,并考察了固定化酶的酶学性质。结果表明,最适固定化条件为：海藻酸钠质量分数3％、CaCl2质量分数4％、SAM合成酶加量（以每克海藻酸钠计）75mg、固定化时问30min,在此条件下,固定化酶活力回收率达到42％。固定化酶热稳定性较好,在50℃下保温5h仍保留69％的酶活力,而游离酶则完全失活;固定化酶在碱性条件下的稳定性较好,在pH值7．5～9．0的缓冲溶液中4℃下保温10h仍保留84％以上的酶活力;将固定化酶用于SAM的合成,连续反应5批次后,仍保留82％的酶活力。