Optimization of lipase pretreatment prior to lipase immobilization to prevent loss of activity

In our previous work, a method of pretreating lipase was developed to prevent loss of its activity during covalent immobilization. In this study, Rhizopus oryzae lipase was pretreated before immobilization and then immobilized on a silica gel surface. The effects of the various materials and conditions used in the pretreatment stage on the activity of immobilized lipase were investigated. Immobilized lipase pretreated with 0.1% of soybean oil had better activity than those pretreated with other materials. The optimal temperature, agitation speed, and pretreating time for lipase pretreatment were determined to be 40 degrees C, 200 rpm, and 45 min, respectively. The activity of immobilized soybean oil pretreated lipase was 630 U/g matrix, which is 20 times higher than that of immobilized non-pretreated lipase. In addition, immobilized lipase activity was maintained at levels exceeding 90% of its original activity after 10 reuses.     

Convenient one-step purification and immobilization of lipase using a genetically encoded aldehyde tag

To avoid the unwanted and random covalent linkage between the cross-linker and enzyme's active site in covalent immobilization, a genetically encoded “aldehyde tag” was introduced into recombinant lipase and applied for the one-step purification and covalent immobilization of this enzyme. The effects of the immobilization time, temperature and the amount of enzyme were investigated, and the thermo-stability of immobilized lipase was also examined. The specific activity and the k_cat/K_m of the immobilized lipase using aldehyde tag (IL-AT) were 2.50 and 3.02 fold higher, respectively, than those of the traditionally immobilized lipase using glutaraldehyde (IL-GA). The newly immobilized lipase also presented better thermo-stability than the traditionally immobilized one. The results show that the recombinant enzyme could be conveniently immobilized without glutaraldehyde and that the enzyme's active site was well protected. This is a new immobilization method able to avoid glutaraldehyde or 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine as an activating agent. The greener method without hazardous chemicals for the one-step purification and immobilization of an enzyme using a genetically encoded “aldehyde tag” can be exploited for numerous other enzyme purification and immobilization applications.     

D301树脂固定化假丝酵母脂肪酶

本研究选择7种吸附和离子交换树脂进行了假丝酵母脂肪酶(Candida sp.lipase)的固定化试验,通过测定固定化后各脂肪酶的酶活,筛选出固定化效果较好的弱碱性阴离子交换树脂D301;并通过扫描电镜将D301与脂肪酶Novozym 435的表面形貌做比较,进一步选定D301树脂作为载体,并对其采用戊二醛交联固定化,研究并优化了其固定化条件。结果表明,5%戊二醛溶液的加入量为8mL,处理时间为5h,酶液浓度为1.0g/L,磷酸缓冲盐溶液pH6.0,固定化处理10h效果最好,获得的固定化酶活力可达35U/mg,酶的固定化效率约为3.5U/(mg·h)。     

介孔分子筛MCM-41固定中性脂肪酶条件的研究

以介孔分子筛MCM-41材料为载体,采用物理吸附法对中性脂肪酶进行了固定化处理,并研究不同条件对固定化脂肪酶催化活性的影响,从而得到该种材料对脂肪酶的最佳固定化条件。给酶量为45960 U/g,固定化温度为45℃,pH值为7.5,时间为3 h,此时固定化酶的活力约为4666 U/g。固定化酶和游离酶的最适反应温度都为40℃,最适pH值为7.5,比游离酶低。固定化酶温度稳定性和pH稳定性较游离酶有所提高。     

Immobilization of Lipase from Rhizopus Niveus: A Way to Enhance its Synthetic Activity in Organic Solvent

Lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) from Rhizopus niveus was immobilized by physical adsorption on various carriers, including different types of Celite, Spherosil and Duolite. After the enzyme immobilization, the recovered hydrolytic and synthetic activities on the different carriers were then determined. The results showed that the highest synthetic activity was obtained when Duolite XAD 761 was used as the carrier. However the recovered hydrolytic activity after the immobilization on this resin was relatively low although this carrier showed the best protein loading capacity. The highest recovered hydrolytic activity was observed when the lipase was immobilized on Celite Hyflo-Supercel using an immobilization buffer adjusted to pH 4. The comparison of the free and immobilized lipase specific activities suggest that the immobilization on Celite Hyflo-Supercel, Spherosil XOA 200 and silica has enhanced the lipase hydrolytic activity. On the other hand, the use of the lipase immobilized on Duolite XAD 761 as biocatalyst of synthetic reaction, compared to that of the free enzyme, allows the reaction initial velocity to be increased 12.2-fold. In addition, the synthetic activity of the lipase immobilized on Duolite XAD 761 was shown to be maximum at a water activity in the range of 0.32-0.52.     

Immobilization of lipases for non-aqueous synthesis

Immobilization of lipases involves many levels of complications relating to the structure of the active site and its interactions with the immobilization support. Interaction of the so called hydrophobic ‘lid’ with the support has been reported to affect synthetic activity of an immobilized lipase. In this work we evaluate and compare the synthetic activity of lipases from different sources immobilized on different kinds of supports with varying hydrophobicity. Humicola lanuginosa lipase, Candida antarctica lipase B and Rhizomucor miehei lipase were physically adsorbed onto two types of hydrophobic carriers, namely hydrophilic carriers with conjugated hydrophobic ligands, and supports with base matrix hydrophobicity. The prepared immobilized enzymes were used for acylation of n-butanol with oleic acid as acyl donor in iso-octane with variable water content (0–2.8%, v/v) as reaction medium. Enzyme activity and effect of water on the activity of the immobilized derivatives were compared with those of respective soluble lipases and a commercial immobilized lipase Novozyme 435. Both R. miehei and H. lanuginosa immobilized lipases showed maximum activity at 1.39% (v/v) added water concentration. Sepabeads, a methacrylate based hydrophilic support with conjugated octadecyl chain showed highest immobilized esterification (synthetic) activity for all three enzymes, and of the three R. miehei lipase displayed maximum esterification activity comparable to the commercial enzyme.     

Protected immobilization of Taq DNA polymerase by active site masking on self-assembled monolayers of ω-functionalized thiols

A new efficient immobilization method that enables oriented immobilization of biologically active proteins was developed based on concepts of active site masking and kinetic control. Taq DNA polymerase was immobilized covalently on mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ω-carboxylated thiol and ω-hydroxylated thiol through amide bonds between the protein and the carboxyl group in SAMs. Activity of the immobilized enzyme as large as 70% of solution-phase enzyme was achieved by masking the active site of the Taq DNA polymerase prior to the immobilization. In addition, the number of immobilization bonds was controlled by optimizing the carboxyl group concentration in the mixed monolayer. The maximum activity of immobilized Taq DNA polymerase was achieved at 5% of 12-mercaptododecanoic acid. The activity observed with protected immobilized enzyme was approximately 20 times higher than that observed with randomly immobilized enzyme. The maximum activity was acquired at a 1:1 DNA/enzyme masking ratio, immobilization pH 8.3, and within 10 min of reaction time. This concept of the active site masking and kinetic control of the number of covalent bonds between proteins and the surface can be generally applicable to a broad range of proteins to be immobilized on the solid surface with higher activity.     

Structure-function relationships in immobilized chymotrypsin catalysis

Specific activities and the amounts of active immobilized enzyme were determined for several different preparations of alpha-chymotrypsin immobilized on CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of free and immobilized enzyme with a spin label coupled to the active site was used to probe the effects of different immobilization conditions on the immobilized enzyme active site configuration. Specific activity of active enzyme decreased and rotational correlation time of the spin label increased with increasing immobilized enzyme loading. Enzyme immobilized using an intermediate six-carbon spacer arm exhibited greater specific activity and spin label mobility than directly coupled enzyme. The observed activity changes due to immobilization were completely consistent with corresponding active site structure alterations revealed by EPR spectroscopy.     

Structure-function relationships in immobilized chymotrypsin catalysis

Specific activities and the amounts of active immobilized enzyme were determined for several different preparations of alpha-chymotrypsin immobilized on CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of free and immobilized enzyme with a spin label coupled to the active site was used to probe the effects of different immobilization conditions on the immobilized enzyme active site configuration. Specific activity of active enzyme decreased and rotational correlation time of the spin label increased with increasing immobilized enzyme loading. Enzyme immobilized using an intermediate six-carbon spacer arm exhibited greater specific activity and spin label mobility than directly coupled enzyme. The observed activity changes due to immobilization were completely consistent with corresponding active site structure alterations revealed by EPR spectroscopy.     

Influence of cosolvents on the hydrophobic surface immobilization topography of Candida antarctica lipase B

The presence of cosolvents and co-solutes during the immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports may influence the extent of lipase immobilization and the long-term catalytic stability of the biocatalyst. Candida antarctica B lipase immobilization was examined on a hydrophobic surface, i.e., gold modified with a methyl-terminated, self-assembled alkylthiol layer. Lipase adsorption was monitored gravimetrically using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). Lipase activity was determined colorimetrically by following p-nitrophenol propionate hydrolysis. Adsorbed lipase topography was examined by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Lipase adsorption from low ionic strength aqueous buffer produced a uniform confluent protein monolayer. Inclusion of 10% (vol) ethanol in the buffer during immobilization resulted in a 33% adsorbed mass increase. Chemically similar cosolvents, all at 10% by volume in buffer, were also individually examined for their influence on CALB adsorption. Glycerol or 1-propanol increased mass adsorption by 10%, while 2-propanol increased mass adsorption by 33%. QCM dissipation values increased threefold with the inclusion of either ethanol or 2-propanol in the medium during lipase adsorption, indicating formation of multilayers of CALB. Partial multilayer formation using 10% ethanol was confirmed by AFM. Inclusion of 10% ethanol in the CALB immobilization buffer decreased the specific activity of the immobilized lipase by 37%. The formation of lipase multilayers in the presence of certain cosolvents thus results in lower specific activity, which might be due to either influences on lipase conformation or substrate active site accessibility.     

Efficient immobilization technique for enhancement of cellobiose dehydrogenase activity on silica gel

In this study, cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 32629 was immobilized on silica gel for the further application of CDH in the saccharification process of biomass. To prevent the loss of enzyme activity during enzyme immobilization, the pretreatment of CDH was performed by various pretreatment materials before immobilization. When pretreated enzymes were used in immobilization, the activities of immobilized CDH were higher than non-pretreated CDH even in same amounts of immobilized protein. The specific activity of pretreated immobilized CDH with lactose was about two times higher than that of non-pretreated immobilized CDH. Moreover, the pretreated immobilized CDH showed better reusability than non-pretreated immobilized CDH, with 67.3% of its original activity being retained after 9 reuses.     

Immobilization of lipase in organic solvent in the presence of fatty acid additives

In this study porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL) was covalently immobilized on cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in organic media in the presence of fatty acid additives in order to improve its immobilized activity. The effects of fatty acid additions to the immobilization media were investigated choosing tributyrin hydrolysis in water and ester synthesis by immobilized PPL in n-hexane. Various fatty acids which are also the substrates of lipases in esterification reactions were used as active site protecting agents during the immobilization process in an organic solvent. The obtained results showed that covalent immobilization carried out in the presence of fatty acids as protective ligands improved the hydrolytic and esterification activity of immobilized enzyme. A remarkable increase in activity of the immobilized PPL was obtained when octanoic acid was used as an additive and the hydrolytic activity was increased from 5.2 to 19.2 μmol min⁻¹ mg⁻¹ as compared to the non-additive immobilization method. With the increase of hydrolytic activity of immobilized lipase in the presence of octanoic acid, in an analogous manner, the rate of esterification for the synthesis of butyl octanoate was also increased from 7.3 to 26.3 μmol min⁻¹ g⁻¹ immobilized protein using controlled thermodynamic water activities with saturated salt solutions. In addition, the immobilized PPL activity was maintained at levels representing 63% of its original activity value after 5 repeated uses. The proposed method could be adopted for a wide variety of other enzymes which have highly soluble substrates in organic solvent such as other lipases and esterases.     

Lipolytic activity of suspended and membrane immobilized lipase originating from indigenous Burkholderia sp. C20

In this work, a simple, inexpensive, and efficient method of preparing immobilized lipase is presented. The lipase originating from a newly isolated indigenous strain Burkholderia sp. C20 was immobilized onto cellulose nitrate (CN) membrane via filtration. The CN-immobilized lipase was able to retain 60% of its original activity after repeated uses for nine times. The thermal stability of the lipase was also slightly improved after immobilization. The optimal reaction conditions of CN-lipase were pH 9.0 and 55 degrees C, which are similar to those for the suspended lipase. Both suspended and immobilized lipase could hydrolyze the six oil substrates examined, while immobilized lipase displayed less specificity over the oil substrates. Kinetic analysis shows that the dependence of lipolytic activity of both suspended and immobilized lipase on oil substrate concentration can be described by Michaelis-Menten model with good agreement. The estimated kinetic constants for suspended lipase (v(max)=243.9 U/mg, K(m)=0.024 mM) and immobilized lipase (v(max)=32.8 U/mg, K(m)=5.61 mM) were quite different. Employment of immobilization seemed to result in a decrease in v(max) and an increase in K(m), most likely due to the mass transfer resistance arising from formation of micelles during the lipase immobilization process.     

脂肪酶的固定化及其性质研究

采用吸附与交联相结合的方法国定化脂肪酶,研究了脂肪酶固定化的工艺条件,并考察了固定化脂肪酶的催化性能和稳定性。试验结果表明,WA20树脂固定化脂肪酶的最适条件是：酶液pH7．0、给酶量300IU／g树脂、固定时间8h,所得固定化脂肪酶的活力约为165IU／g树脂;固定化酶稳定性较高,在冰箱内贮存6个月活力没有下降,操作半衰期约为750h,而未用戌二醛文联的固定化脂肪酶操作半衰期仅约290h;固定化脂肪酶催化橄榄油水解的最适条件是：PH8．0、温度55℃、底物浓度60％（V／V）、搅拌转速500r／m。     

Covalent immobilization of pure isoenzymes from lipase of Candida rugosa

Covalent immobilization of pure lipases A and B from Candida rugosa on agarose and silica is described. The immobilization increases the half-life of the biocatalysts ( ) with respect to the native pure lipases ( ). The percentage immobilization of lipases A and B is similar in both supports (33–40%). The remaining activity of the biocatalysts immobilized on agarose (70–75%) is greater than that of the enzymatic derivatives immobilized on SiO₂ (40–50%). The surface area and the hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties of the support control the lipase activity of these derivatives. The thermal stability of the immobilized lipase A derivatives is greater than that of lipase B derivatives. The nature of the support influences the thermal deactivation profile of the immobilized derivatives. The immobilization in agarose (hydrophilic support) gives biocatalysts that show a greater initial specific reaction rate than the biocatalysts immobilized in SiO₂ (hydrophobic support) using the hydrolysis of the esters of (R) or (S) 2-chloropropanoic and of (R,S) 2-phenylpropanoic acids as the reaction test. The enzymatic derivatives are active for at least 196 h under hydrolysis conditions. The stereospecificity of the native and the immobilized enzymes is the same.     

Electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membranes for lipase immobilization

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers could be fabricated by electrospinning with fiber diameter in the range of 150–300 nm, providing huge surface area for enzyme immobilization and catalytic reactions. Lipase from Candida rugosa was covalently immobilized onto PAN nanofibers by amidination reaction. Aggregates of enzyme molecules were found on nanofiber surface from field emission scanning electron microscopy and covalent bond formation between enzyme molecule and the nanofiber was confirmed from FTIR measurements. After 5 min activation and 60 min reaction with enzyme-containing solution, the protein loading efficiency was quantitative and the activity retention of the immobilized lipase was 81% that of free enzyme. The mechanical strength of the NFM improved after lipase immobilization where tensile stress at break and Young's modulus were almost doubled. The immobilized lipase retained >95% of its initial activity when stored in buffer at 30 °C for 20 days, whereas free lipase lost 80% of its initial activity. The immobilized lipase still retained 70% of its specific activity after 10 repeated batches of reaction. This lipase immobilization method shows the best performance among various immobilized lipase systems using the same source of lipase and substrate when considering protein loading, activity retention, and kinetic parameters.     

Comparative study of performances of lipase immobilized asymmetric polysulfone and polyether sulfone membranes in olive oil hydrolysis

In the present study, lipase was immobilized via glutaraldehyde crosslinking on the polysulfone and polyether sulfone asymmetric membranes. The results indicated that the overall immobilization of lipase is related to the hydrophobicity of the membrane material and thus higher immobilization is achieved for polysulfone membrane. The evidence of immobilization is done by XRD, SEM, contact angle and porometric studies. Hydrolytic activity of lipase in immobilized form is determined by hydrolyzing olive oil and compared with hydrolytic activity of free lipase. The effect of different reaction parameters viz., temperature, pH, substrate concentration, and incubation time on the lipase activity is investigated. The observed maximum reaction rate (V(max)) and Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) of polysulfone and polyether sulfone is determined.     

帆布固定化脂肪酶及其性能的研究

研究了用高碘酸钠氧化帆布纤维,使其纤维衍生化成为醛基,与脂肪酶交联进行固定化的过程。通过醛基被交联程度来评价交联过程的优劣。首先对纤维的氧化过程进行了简单优化,进而通过反复交联法与酶蛋白交联。以大豆油和橄榄油水解作为固定化酶的性能评价指标。实验结果表明,通过采用反复交联的方法,可提高载体表面酶蛋白质量分数30％左右。酶活力平均达到4U／cm^2,其对温度、pH的耐受性相比游离酶均有不同程度提高。同时利用油脂在固定化酶过程对酶进行保护,使其对温度、pH等的耐受性进一步增强。在维持较高水解率条件下,可在温和条件下连续反应7批,反应半衰期达140h以上。     

Covalent coupling method for lipase immobilization on controlled pore silica in the presence of nonenzymatic proteins

Candida rugosa lipase was covalently immobilized on silanized controlled pore silica previously activated with glutaraldehyde in the presence of nonenzymatic proteins. This strategy is suggested to protect the enzyme from aggregation effects or denaturation that occurs as a result of the presence of silane precursors used in the formation of the silica matrix. The immobilization yield was evaluated as a function of the lipase loading and the additive type (albumin and lecithin) using statistical concepts. In agreement with the mathematical model, the maximum coupling yield (32.2%) can be achieved working at high lipase loading (450 units x g(-1) support) using albumin as an additive. In these conditions, the resulting immobilized lipase exhibits high hydrolytic (153.2 U x mg(-1)) and esterification (337.6 mmol x g(-1) x min) activities. The enhanced activity of the final lipase derivative is the sum of the benefits of the immobilization (that prevents enzyme aggregation) and the lipase coating by additives that increases the accessibility of active sites to the substrate.     

溶胶凝胶法固定化黑曲霉脂肪酶的性质研究

近年来溶胶-凝胶法固定脂肪酶已成为研究热点。选用TMOS、MTMS、ETMS和PTMS 4种硅烷试剂对黑曲霉脂肪酶进行了固定化研究。固定化的最佳配方为ETMS/TMOS=5：1、水与硅烷试剂分子比为8;固定化脂肪酶的固定率为80.2%、相对活性为136.3%;以乳化橄榄油作为底物,在50℃和pH4.0的条件下,固定化脂肪酶与游离脂肪酶K_m分别为1.899×10^-4M和2.789×10^-4M;最适反应pH均为pH4.0,固定化脂肪酶在pH4.0~pH5.5之间其活性能保持95%以上;固定化脂肪酶最适反应温度为60℃,较游离脂肪酶提高了10℃;固定化脂肪酶的酸碱稳定性和热稳定性较非固定化酶有显著的提高。固定化脂肪酶的使用寿命和保存稳定性良好,使用12次后仍能够保留71.7%活性,在室温避光条件下保存180天后仍可保留79.2%活性。