Surface immobilization and entrapping of enzymes on glutaraldehyde crosslinked gelatin particles

A mild and reproducible method has been developed for the surface-immobilization of enzymes on glutaraldehyde crosslinked gelatin beads. In this method glutaraldehyde is used in a dual capacity, as crosslinking agent and as the enzyme coupling agent. Glucoamylase (exo-α-1,4-d-glucosidase, EC 3.2.1.3), β-d-fructofuranosidase (invertase, EC 3.2.1.26) and β-d-glucoside (cellobiase, β-d-glucoside glucohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.21) have been successfully immobilized by this method, on the surface of the crosslinked gelatin particles. The method can be combined with the existing technology for the production of gelatin-entrapped enzymes. Thus, dual immobilized enzyme conjugates of glucoamylase and invertase have been prepared using this method, by entrapment of one enzyme in, and surface-binding of the other to, the gelatin matrix. The coupling of glucoamylase onto cross-linked gelatin particles by precipitation with poly(hexamethylenebiguanide hydrochloride) was also tested.     

Immobilization and stabilization of cephalosporin C acylase on aminated support by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde and further modifying with aminated macromolecules

In this work, cephalosporin C acylase (CA), a heterodimeric enzyme of industrial potential in direct hydrolysis of cephalosporin C (CPC) to 7‐aminocephalosporanic acid (7‐ACA), was covalently immobilized on the aminated support LX1000‐HA (HA) with two different protocols. The stability of CA adsorbed onto the HA support followed by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde (HA–CA–glut) was better than that of the CA covalently immobilized on the glutaraldehyde preactivated HA support (HA–glut–CA). The thermostabilization factors (compared with the free enzyme) of these two immobilized enzymes were 11.2‐fold and 2.2‐fold, respectively. In order to improve the stability of HA–CA–glut, a novel strategy based on postimmobilization modifying with aminated molecules was developed to take advantage of the glutaraldehyde moieties left on the enzyme and support. The macromolecules, such as polyethyleneimine (PEI) and chitosan, had larger effects than small molecules on the thermal stability of the immobilized enzyme perhaps due to crosslinking of the enzymes and support with each other. The quaternary structure of the CA could be much stabilized by this novel approach including physical adsorption on aminated support, glutaraldehyde treatment, and macromolecule modification. The HA–CA–glut–PEI20000 (the HA–CA–glut postmodified with PEI M_w = 20,000) had a thermostabilization factor of 20‐fold, and its substrate affinity (K_m = 14.3 mM) was better than that of HA–CA–glut (K_m = 33.4 mM). The half‐life of the immobilized enzymes HA–CA–glut–PEI20000 under the CPC‐catalyzing conditions could reach 28 cycles, a higher value than that of HA–CA–glut (21 cycles). © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 31:387–395, 2015     

The presence of thiolated compounds allows the immobilization of enzymes on glyoxyl agarose at mild pH values: New strategies of stabilization by multipoint covalent attachment

Highly activated glyoxyl-supports rapidly immobilize proteins at pH 10 (where the -amino groups of the Lys groups of the protein surface are very reactive), and stabilize them by multipoint covalent attachment. However, they do not immobilize proteins at pH 8. This paper shows that the enzyme immobilization at this mild pH value is possible by incubation of the enzymes in the presence of different thiolated compounds (dithiothreitol, DTT; was selected as optimal reagent). The thiolated compounds (even the not reducing ones) stabilized the imino bonds formed at pH 8 between the aldehydes in the support and the amino groups of the protein. However, thiolated compounds are unable to reduce the imino bonds or the aldehyde groups and a final reduction step (e.g., using sodium borohydride) was always necessary. After enzyme immobilization through the most reactive amino group of the protein, the further incubation of this immobilized enzyme at pH 10 would improve the reactivity of the -amino groups of the Lys residues of the protein surface. Then, an intense multipoint covalent reaction of the enzyme with the dense layer of glyoxyl groups in the support could be obtained, increasing the stability of the immobilized enzyme. Using three different industrially relevant enzymes (penicillin G acylase from Escherichia coli (PGA), lipase from Bacillus thermocatenulatus (BTL2) and glutaryl acylase from Pseudomonas sp. (GA)), new immobilized-stabilized biocatalysts of the enzymes were produced. After reduction, the preparations incubated at pH 10 were more stable than those that were only immobilized and reduced at pH 8. In the case of the PGA, this preparation was even 4–5-fold more stable than those obtained by direct immobilization at pH 10 (around 40,000–50,000-fold more stable than the soluble enzyme).     

Directed immobilization of CGTase: The effect of the enzyme orientation on the enzyme activity and its use in packed-bed reactor for continuous production of cyclodextrins

In this study, two different approaches were assessed in order to direct the immobilization of a cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase on functionalized silica support, one by amino groups using glutaraldehyde activation (Si-NH-G-CGTase) and other by disulfide bond through the Cys on the enzyme surface (Si-SH-CGTase). The efficiency of the immobilization of the enzyme by the Cys in Si-SH was four times higher than with the amino group linkage in Si-NH-G (2.86% and 11.91%, respectively). After immobilization, the optimum pH remained at 5.5 for the two derivatives and the optimum temperature was 70 °C for the free enzyme, 80 °C for Si-SH-CGTase and 90 °C for Si-NH-G-CGTase. Both preparations were used for continuous production of cyclodextrins, and Si-NH-G-CGTase presented higher total productivity, retaining 100% of its initial activity for at least 200 h, while the Si-SH-CGTase presented only 40% at the same time. The Si-SH-CGTase could be reloaded with new enzymes linked by disulfide bonds and was able to be used for more than 200 h.     

Site-directing an intense multipoint covalent attachment (MCA) of mutants of the Geobacillus thermocatenulatus lipase 2 (BTL2): Genetic and chemical amination plus immobilization on a tailor-made support

Immobilized enzymes are preferred over their soluble counterparts due to their robustness in harsh industrial processes; the most stable enzyme derivatives are often produced through multipoint covalent attachment (MCA). However, most enzymes are unable to establish optimal MCA to electrophile-type supports given the heterogeneous distribution and/or low content of primary amino groups on their surfaces; this restricts both the diversity of areas prone to react and the number of attachments to the support. To overcome this we propose combining site-directed immobilization and protein engineering to increase the number of bonds between a specific enzyme surface and a tailor-made support. We applied this novel strategy to engineered mutants of the lipase 2 from Geobacillus thermocatenulatus with one Cys exposed residue, that after genetic amination and/or chemical amination, were immobilized on glyoxyl-disulfide support using a site-directed MCA protocol. Two highly stabilized derivatives of chemically aminated lipase variants, in which site-directed MCA implied the surrounding surface of residues Cys344 or Cys40, were produced: the first one was 2.4-fold more productive than the reference derivative (648 g of hydrolyzed ester); the second derivative was 40% more selective (EPA/DHA molar ratio) and as active (1 μmol g catalyst⁻¹ min⁻¹) as the reference in the production of PUFAs.     

Oriented and selective enzyme immobilization on functionalized silica carrier using the cationic binding module Z basic2: design of a heterogeneous D-amino acid oxidase catalyst on porous glass

D-amino acid oxidase from Trigonopsis variabilis (TvDAO) is applied in industry for the synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates. Because free TvDAO is extremely sensitive to exposure to gas-liquid interfaces, biocatalytic processing is usually performed with enzyme immobilizates that offer enhanced stability under bubble aeration. We herein present an "Immobilization by Design" approach that exploits engineered charge complementarity between enzyme and carrier to optimize key features of the immobilization of TvDAO. A fusion protein between TvDAO and the positively charged module Z(basic2) was generated, and a corresponding oppositely charged carrier was obtained by derivatization of mesoporous glass with 3-(trihydroxysilyl)-1-propane-sulfonic acid. Using 250 mM NaCl for charge screening at pH 7.0, the Z(basic2) fusion of TvDAO was immobilized directly from E. coli cell extract with almost absolute selectivity and full retention of catalytic effectiveness of the isolated enzyme in solution. Attachment of the homodimeric enzyme to the carrier was quasi-permanent in low-salt buffer but fully reversible upon elution with 5 M NaCl. Immobilized TvDAO was not sensitive to bubble aeration and received substantial (≥ tenfold) stabilization of the activity at 45°C as compared to free enzyme, suggesting immobilization via multisubunit oriented interaction of enzyme with the insoluble carrier. The Z(basic2) enzyme immobilizate was demonstrated to serve as re-usable heterogeneous catalyst for D-amino acid oxidation. Z(basic2) -mediated binding on a sulfonic acid group-containing glass carrier constitutes a generally useful strategy of enzyme immobilization that supports transition from case-specific empirical development to rational design.     

Evaluation of differences between dual salt‐pH gradient elution and mono gradient elution using a thermodynamic model: Simultaneous separation of six monoclonal antibody charge and size variants on preparative‐scale ion exchange chromatographic resin

The efficiencies of mono gradient elution and dual salt‐pH gradient elution for separation of six mAb charge and size variants on a preparative‐scale ion exchange chromatographic resin are compared in this study. Results showed that opposite dual salt‐pH gradient elution with increasing pH gradient and simultaneously decreasing salt gradient is best suited for the separation of these mAb charge and size variants on Eshmuno^® CPX. Besides giving high binding capacity, this type of opposite dual salt‐pH gradient also provides better resolved mAb variant peaks and lower conductivity in the elution pools compared to single pH or salt gradients. To have a mechanistic understanding of the differences in mAb variants retention behaviors of mono pH gradient, parallel dual salt‐pH gradient, and opposite dual salt‐pH gradient, a linear gradient elution model was used. After determining the model parameters using the linear gradient elution model, 2D plots were used to show the pH and salt dependencies of the reciprocals of distribution coefficient, equilibrium constant, and effective ionic capacity of the mAb variants in these gradient elution systems. Comparison of the 2D plots indicated that the advantage of opposite dual salt‐pH gradient system with increasing pH gradient and simultaneously decreasing salt gradient is the noncontinuous increased acceleration of protein migration. Furthermore, the fitted model parameters can be used for the prediction and optimization of mAb variants separation in dual salt‐pH gradient and step elution. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 34:973–986, 2018