Preparation and Characterization of Immobilized Aspergillus awamori466 Glucoamylase

Glucoamylase from Aspergillus awamori466 was immobilized on various supports. The enzyme sorption depends on its amount, the type of support, and immobilization conditions. The kinetics of acidic inactivation of the native and immobilized enzyme was studied. The immobilized enzyme was more resistant to temperature and pH. The mechanism of the enzyme binding to the support was investigated by IR spectroscopy.     

The effect of methylacrylate on the activity of glucomylase immobilized on granular polyacrylonitrile

Glucoamylase was immobilized on granular polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and the optimum condition in its immobilization reaction was determined. The effect of the ratio of the imidoester and methylester to the total cyanogen on the activity of the immobilized enzyme was studied. The activity of the immobilized enzyme increased in proportion to the molar number of imidoester and decreased with that of methylester. The K(m) and V(m) values of immobilized glucoamylase which were prepared at various conditions of immobilization were determined. There were opposite trends in K(m)S between glucoamylase immobilized on imidoester-rich support and immobilized on methylester in the support, evidenced as functions of temperature. This suggests that opposite charges in the support, produced by heat deformation of PAN by hydrolysis of methylester, were an influence on the apparent K(m) of immobilized glucoamylase, besides the diffusional limitation.     

胰蛋白酶的固定化及其性质研究

 以自制的脱乙酰壳多糖作载体,戊二醛为交联剂,对胰蛋白酶的固定化条件及其固定化酶的性质进行了研究。考查了交联剂的用量、pH值、以及载体与酶的比例等因素对胰蛋白酶固定化的影响。在所选择的固定化条件下,固定化酶的活性回收可达50％以上。同时研究了固定化胰蛋白酶的一些性质;最适温度60℃,最适PH8.0,Km值比可溶性酶升高,热稳定性、pH贮存稳定性以及在乙醇水溶液中的稳定性明显高于可溶性胰蛋白酶。在柱式反应器内,以2％酪蛋白为底物对,操作半衰期为40天。     

Modeling enzyme immobilization in porous solid supports

Enzymes are often immobilized on the internal surfaces of porous solid by immersing enzyme-free particles in a well mixed solution of enzyme. The ensuing impregnation process involves coupled transient mass transfer and surface attachment of enzyme. A mathematical model is employed to explore the influences of process parameters on the amount of enzyme loaded and the distribution of immobilized enzyme within the support particles. Nonuniform loading of the support occurs under some conditions. This is significant since the distribution of enzyme within the support particle influences the overall activity and stability of the immobilized enzyme catalyst. The model developed here may also be used to describe removal of reversibly immobilized enzyme during washing or utilization of the immobilized enzyme catalyst.     

Enhanced thermostability of silica-immobilized lipase from Bacillus coagulans BTS-3 and synthesis of ethyl propionate

A lipase from the thermophilic isolate Bacillus coagulans BTS-3 was produced and purified. The enzyme was purified 40-fold to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation and DEAE-Sepharose column chromatography. Its molecular weight was 31 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The purified lipase was immobilized on silica and its binding efficiency was found to be 60%. The enzyme took 60 min to bind maximally onto the support. The pH and temperature optima of immobilized lipase were same as those of the free enzyme, i.e. 8.5 and 55 degrees C, respectively. The immobilized enzyme had shown marked thermostability on the elevated temperatures of 55, 60, 65 and 70 degrees C. The immobilized enzyme was reused for eigth cycles as it retained almost 80% of its activity. The catalytic activity of immobilized enzyme was enhanced in n-hexane and ethanol. The immobilized enzyme when used for esterification of ethanol and propionic acid showed 96% conversion in n-hexane in 12 h at 55 degrees C.     

Immobilization of oxalate decarboxylase to Eupergit and properties of the immobilized enzyme

Oxalate decarboxylase, an oxalate degradation enzyme used for medical diagnosis and decreasing the oxalate level in the food or paper industry, was covalently immobilized to Eupergit C. Different immobilization parameters, including ratio of enzyme to support, ammonia sulfate concentration, pH, and incubation time, were optimized. Under the condition of enzyme/support ratio at 1:20, pH 9, with 1.5?mol/L (NH(4))(2)SO(4), room temperature, and shaking at 30?rpm for 24?hr, activity recovery of immobilized Oxdc reached 90% with an apparent specific activity of 0.44?U/mg support. The enzymatic properties of immobilized Oxdc were investigated and compared with those of the soluble enzyme. Both shared a similar profile of optimum conditions; the optimum pH and temperature for soluble and immobilized Oxdc were 3.5 and 50°C, respectively. The immobilized enzyme was more stable at lower pH and higher temperatures. The kinetic parameters for soluble and immobilized enzyme were also determined.     

Urease immobilization on macroporous silicas

Urease was immobilized on macroporous silicas using gamma-aminopropyl triethoxysilane and glutaraldehyde. The amount of protein on the surface, the structure of pores of the support and the purity of the initial enzyme were varied, the enzymic activity of the immobilized preparations being controlled. After the immobilization of sufficiently large quantities of the enzyme (about 3 mg protein per m2 support) about 35% of the specific activity was retained. The maximum activity per unit weight of the support was observed for silicagels and silochromes with the mean diameter of pores 70-90 nm and the specific surface area about 70 m2/g. The use of purified urease produced highly active preparations of the immobilized enzyme (17,000 U per g dry support). Freeze-drying of the immobilized enzyme in the presence of sorbitol yielded dry preparations retaining their activity.     

The preparation and properties of hornblende as a support for immobilized invertase

The suitability of hornblende as a support for immobilized β-fructofuranosidase (invertase) was studied, with regard to the physical stability of the support and the thermal and operational stability of the immobilized enzyme. Hornblende was more stable than Enzacryl-Alo or Enzacryl-TIO, and marginally more stable than porous glass. Invertase immobilized on hornblende was more stable during long-term operation than invertase immobilized on porous glass. An active preparation of immobilized invertase was obtained also on pyroxene particles.     

Activity studies of immobilized subtilisin on functionalized pure cellulose-based membranes

The activity of immobilized subtilisin BPN' on pure cellulose-based membrane support was investigated using site-directed and random immobilization approaches. The catalytic activity of site-directed immobilized subtilisin on pure cellulose fiber-based materials was found to be 81% of that in homogeneous solution, while that of randomly immobilized subtilisin was 27%. Pure cellulose membrane supports provided large surface areas for high enzyme loading without diffusional limitations. The activity of immobilized subtilisin on pure cellulose support was more than twice that on a modified polyether sulfone (MPS) membrane, which was attributed to the higher hydrophilicity of cellulose. Immobilized subtilisin maintained its initial activity for 14 days at 4 degrees C and 7 days at 24 degrees C. The immobilized enzyme could resist higher temperature and operate over a wider range of pH without loss of activity. This study showed that pure cellulose fiber-based membranes are well suited for enzyme immobilization and biocatalysis.     

Immobilization of Bacillus licheniformis 5A1 milk-clotting enzyme and characterization of its enzyme properties

Milk-clotting enzyme from Bacillus licheniformis 5A1 was immobilized on Amberlite IR-120 by ionic binding. Almost all the enzyme activity was retained on the support. The immobilized milk-clotting enzyme was repeatedly used to produce cheese in a batch reactor. The production of cheese was repeated 5 times with no loss of activity. The specific activity calculated on a bound-protein basis was slightly higher than that of free enzyme. The free and immobilized enzyme were highly tolerant to repeated freezing and thawing. The optimum temperature for milk-clotting activity was 70 °C with the free enzyme whereas, it was ranged from 70 to 80 °C with the immobilized milk-clotting enzyme. The activation energy (E _A) of the immobilized milk-clotting enzyme was lower than the free enzyme (E _A = 1.59 and 1.99 Kcal mol⁻¹ respectively). The immobilized milk-clotting enzyme exhibited great thermal stability. The milk-clotting optimum pH was 7.0 for both free and immobilized enzyme. The Michaelis constant K _m of the immobilized milk-clotting enzyme was slightly lower than the free enzyme.     

Immobilized tannase

The enzyme tannase has been immobilized on an inorganic support by covalent attachment. This immobilized enzyme was characterized and half-lives determined. Since this enzyme has application in the treatment of tea cream, experiments were also carried out to determine the effect of tea on enzyme half-life.     

双醛淀粉柔性固定木瓜蛋白酶研究

提出“柔性固定化酶”的模型,即：用一亲水、柔性高分子链接枝于载体表面制得柔性固定化载体,再用其以共价键合的方式进行酶的柔性固定化。其特点是：柔性固定可改善因直接固定化及手臂固定化使酶失活的缺陷,并提高固定化酶的自由度;如选用粒径单分散微球可改善固定化反应及固定化酶催化反应的均一性。以双醛淀粉(DAS)为柔性链对羧基化聚苯乙烯载体进行柔性化修饰后,固定木瓜蛋白酶,其活力回收率可达50％．相当于用戊二醛进行手臂固定化的活力回收率的2倍。     

Immobilization of glucose oxidase on silica-based supports

Glucose oxidase (beta-D-glucose: oxygen 1-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.3.4) was covalently coupled to silica-based supports containing aldehyde functional groups. The activity of the immobilized enzyme was about 1000 U/g support. The optimum pH of the catalytic activity was 5.5 for the soluble enzyme and 6.0 for the immobilized enzyme. With glucose as a substrate the Km value of the immobilized enzyme was higher than in case of the soluble enzyme. The immobilized enzyme was found to be more thermostable than the soluble one. The immobilization did not affect the stability of glucose oxidase against the denaturing effect of urea.     

Epoxy sepabeads: a novel epoxy support for stabilization of industrial enzymes via very intense multipoint covalent attachment

Sepabeads-EP (a new epoxy support) has been utilized to immobilize-stabilize the enzyme penicillin G acylase (PGA) via multipoint covalent attachment. These supports are very robust and suitable for industrial purposes. Also, the internal geometry of the support is composed by cylindrical pores surrounded by the convex surfaces (this offers a good geometrical congruence for reaction with the enzyme), and it has a very high superficial density of epoxy groups (around 100 micromol/mL). These features should permit a very intense enzyme-support interaction. However, the final stability of the immobilized enzyme is strictly dependent on the immobilization protocol. By using conventional immobilization protocols (neutral pH values, nonblockage of the support) the stability of the immobilized enzyme was quite similar to that achieved using Eupergit C to immobilize the PGA. However, when using a more sophisticated three-step immobilization/stabilization/blockage procedure, the Sepabeads derivative was hundreds-fold more stable than Eupergit C derivatives. The protocol used was as follows: (i) the enzyme was first covalently immobilized under very mild experimental conditions (e.g., pH 7.0 and 20 degrees C); (ii) the already immobilized enzyme was further incubated under more drastic conditions (higher pH values, long incubation periods, etc.) in order to "facilitate" the formation of new covalent linkages between the immobilized enzyme molecule and the support; (iii) the remaining epoxy groups of the support were blocked with very hydrophilic compounds to stop any additional interaction between the enzyme and the support. This third point was found to be critical for obtaining very stable enzymes: derivatives blocked with mercaptoethanol were much less stable than derivatives blocked with glycine or other amino acids. This was attributed to the better masking of the hydrophobicity of the support by the amino acids (having two charges).     

固定化青霉素V酰化酶的制备及性质

尖镰孢(Fusarium oxysporum)FP941青霉素V酰化酶经γ氧化铝吸附洗脱、硫酸铵沉淀和脱盐处理后,固定在环氧丙烯聚合物载体上,湿固定化酶表现活力为217 IU/g,固定化产率为53%。固定化酶作用最适温度为55℃,最适pH为80;在pH50～110及50℃以下稳定;37℃使用25次后,酶活力保留90%。     

Advantages of the pre-immobilization of enzymes on porous supports for their entrapment in sol-gels

In this work, we have compared the entrapment of free or previously immobilized glucose oxidase using a sol-gel technique. The preimmobilization was carried out on Sepabeads (a porous support) derivatized with glutaraldehyde as the functional group. The prior immobilization of the enzyme permitted to maintain the enzyme activity intact after the formation of the sol-gel. In fact, only 10% of the enzyme activity was lost whereas the soluble enzyme lost 60% of its initial activity. Additionally, enzyme leakage from the sol-gel matrix was avoided, which was relatively high when entrapping the soluble enzyme (39% of the enzyme activity was released after 16 h of incubation in a buffered solution). Moreover, the immobilized enzyme, inside the porous support, cannot be in contact with the sol-gel, and, therefore, it maintained the stability achieved by means of the multipoint covalent attachment on the Sepabeads support.     

Enzyme immobilization on fibrin.

The following conclusions can be drawn concerning the utilization of fibrin to immobilized enzyme systems. Fibrin can be used both as a powder or membrane, to covalently immobilize trypsin with retention of activity. Carbon-14 labeled trypsin can be used to estimate the amount of immobilized enzyme on a proteinaceous support. Significant amounts of noncovalently coupled (adsorbed) enzyme are present on the surface of the support. Esterase activity of the immobilized labeled trypsin was inversely proportional to the amount of attached enzyme. Optimum TAME hydrolysis occurred at pH 8-8.4. The storage stability of trypsin was enhanced. Inhibition of trypsin esterase activity occurred at substrate concentrations greater than 30mM.     

Preparation of a stable biocatalyst of bovine liver catalase using immobilization and postimmobilization techniques

Bovine liver catalase was immobilized on different supports. The tetrameric nature of this enzyme was found to cause its rapid inactivation in diluted conditions due to subunit dissociation, a fact that may rule out its industrial use. Multi-subunit immobilization using highly activated glyoxyl agarose was not enough to involve all enzyme subunits. In fact, washing the derivative produced a strong decrease in the enzyme activity. Further cross-linking of previously immobilized enzyme with tailor-made dextran-aldehyde permitted the multimeric structure to be fully stabilized using either multisubunit preparations immobilized onto highly activated glyoxyl-agarose support or one subunit enzymes immobilized onto poorly activated glyoxyl-agarose. The highest stability of the final biocatalyst was observed using the multisubunit immobilized derivative cross-linked with dextran-aldehyde. The optimal derivative retained around 60% of the immobilized activity, did not release any enzyme subunits after boiling in the presence of SDS, and did not lose activity during washing, and its stability did not depend on the dilution. This derivative was used for 10 cycles in the destruction of 10 mM hydrogen peroxide without any decrease in the enzyme activity.     

Properties and application of immobilized beta-D-glucosidase coentrapped with Zymomonas mobilis in calcium alginate

The enzyme beta-D-glucosidase has been immobilized on concanavalin A-Sepharose to give a maximum loading of 2050 units/g dry weight of support material. The immobilized beta-D-glucosidase was also entrapped within calcium alginate gel spheres with apparently only 35% retention of activity when assayed with 10mM cellobiose. However, it was discovered that, unlike the immobilized enzyme, the entrapped immobilized enzyme was not subject to substrate inhibition up to 100mM cellobiose, suggesting that a concentration gradient of cellobiose existed between the bulk solution and the interior of the gel sphere. Thus, the activity of the entrapped immobilized enzyme was almost twice as high as that of the immobilized enzyme when assayed with 100mM cellobiose. Concanavalin A-Sepharose-immobilized beta-D-glucosidase and the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis coimmobilized in calcium alginate gel spheres converted cellobiose to ethanol in both batch and continuous-flow fermentation systems.     

Stabilization of enzymes by multipoint attachment via reversible immobilization on phenylboronic activated supports

In this work, we have used supports activated with m-amino-phenylboronic groups to “reversibly” immobilize proteins under very mild conditions. Most of the proteins contained in a crude extract from E. coli could be immobilized on Eupergit C-250 L activated with phenylboronic and then fully desorbed from the support by using mannitol or SDS. This suggested that the immobilization of the proteins on these supports was not only via sugars interaction, but also by other interaction/s, quite unspecific, that might be playing a key role in the immobilization of the proteins. Penicillin acylase from E. coli (PGA) was also immobilized in Eupergit C activated with m-amino-phenylboronic groups. The enzyme could be fully desorbed with mannitol immediately after being immobilized on the support. However, longer incubation times of the immobilized preparation caused a reduction of protein elution from the boronate support in presence of mannitol. Moreover, these immobilized preparations showed a higher stability in the presence of organic solvents than the soluble enzyme; the stability also improved when the incubation time was increased (to a factor of 100). By desorbing the weakest bound enzyme molecules, it was possible to correlate adsorption strength with stabilization; therefore, it seems that this effect was due to the rigidification of the enzyme via multipoint attachment on the support.