有机介质中的固定化酶反应

近年来非水介质中的酶催化反应正获得越来越多的研究和应用。使用有机介质替代传统的水溶液作为酶反应的介质,通常是为了增加疏水性底物或产物的溶解度,或者是为了促使水解反应逆向进行,以便利用水解酶催化合成一些非常有用的化合物。有机介质包括合少量有机助溶剂的均相水溶液系统、水／有机溶剂双相系统,以及含微量水的有机溶剂均相系统等几种类型[1],具体使用时要根据生物催化剂的性质、反应物的溶解性和反应器的型式等特点细加选择。尽管在有机溶剂中可直接使用酶粉作催化剂[k],但是效果并不太好。一方面天然酶在有机溶剂中容易变…     

固定化技术进展

近些年来 ,为了得到更加符合人们生产和使用要求的固定化产物 ,人们针对固定化技术的一些特点 ,分别从减少固定化过程中活性的损失 ,改善固定化产物的通透性 ,提高固定化产物的机械性能 ,提高固定化产物的稳定性等方面对固定化技术进行了研究。从以上几个方面对近些年来国内外固定化技术取得的新成果进行了介绍 ,并对其中部分技术方法进行了详细的阐述。可以预测 ,随着固定化技术的不断发展 ,此项技术将展现出良好的发展前景。     

多酶共固定化反应体系的研究进展

近年来,生物催化为化学、生物学和生物工程学等领域提供了一种绿色研究工具,其中多酶体系在这些领域中的应用越来越受到关注,其克服了以往单个酶不能满足催化需求的局限性,同时多酶共固定化在级联反应过程中,可增加酶周围的反应物浓度,并将不同酶的催化特性结合起来,能排除干扰因素,从而提高酶的整体催化效率。对多酶共固定化反应体系的研究进展进行了综述,包括多酶反应体系的类别、共固定化技术的特点以及相关应用,并对共固定化多酶反应体系进行了展望。     

固定化细胞技术在食品工业中的应用研究

本文从酿酒、酿醋、酿制酱油、生产果胶酶、生产木糖醇、柑桔汁类果汁的脱苦等几个方面综述了固定化细胞技术在食品工业中的应用。     

高产天冬氨酸酶的大肠杆菌细胞的固定化

用聚乙烯醇凝胶包埋具有高活力天冬氨酸酶的大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)No.1细胞。该酶的表现活力高达1638 00u／g湿细胞,酶活力的回收率为97．5％。固定化细胞和游离细胞天冬氨酸酶的最适pH均为8．0,最适温度分别为40—45℃和40—55℃。二价金属离子Mn2+、Mg2+、Ca2+和Fe2+对热钝化的天冬氨酸酶活力具有保护作用。在37—45℃下,两种细胞的热稳定性相同。二者在pH6．0的柠檬酸缓冲液中比较稳定。固定化细胞在1mol／L、pH8．0的底物溶液(内含Mn2+1mmol／L)中于4℃冰箱保存6个月,天冬氨酸酶的活力保持不变。用固定化细胞柱连续生产L-天冬氨酸,底物转化为产物的转化率达95％以上;产物的总 收率为91．1％。固定化细胞柱连续运转40天,天冬氨酸酶活力仍保持最初酶活力的90％。     

固定化微生物细胞技术在废水处理中的应用

近十几年来,随着我国经济的快速发展,也给环境带来较大程度的污染,尤其是污水,严重影响水资源的质量。文章主要针对固定化微生物细胞技术处理废水的基本原理、应用做简要的阐述。     

An enzymatic strategy for site-specific immobilization of functional proteins using microbial transglutaminase

A novel strategy for site-specific immobilization of recombinant proteins was investigated using microbial transglutaminase (MTG). Alkaline phosphatase (AP) was selected as a model protein and tagged with a short peptide (MKHKGS) at the N-terminus to provide a reactive Lys residue for MTG. On the other hand, casein, a well-known substrate for MTG, was chemically attached onto a polyacrylic resin to provide reactive Gln residues for the enzymatic immobilization of the recombinant AP. As a result, we succeeded in MTG-mediated functional immobilization of the recombinant AP onto casein-coated polyacrylic resin. It was found that the immobilized AP prepared using MTG exhibited much higher specific activity than that prepared by chemical modification. Moreover, enzymatic immobilization gave an immobilized formulation with higher stability upon repeated use than that obtained by physical adsorption. Use of this ability of MTG in posttranslational protein modification will provide us with a benign, site-specific immobilization method for functional proteins.     

A novel reactive perstraction system based on liquid-core microcapsules applied to lipase-catalyzed biotransformations

A novel reactive perstraction system has been developed based on liquid-core capsules, involving an enzyme-catalyzed reaction coupled with simultaneous in situ product recovery. Lipase-catalyzed reactions, hydrolysis of triprionin and nitrophenyl laurate, were selected to test the system and demonstrate the feasibility of immobilization of enzymes to the membranes of liquid-core capsules and the ability to extract hydrophobic products of the reaction within the capsule core. The lipase from Candida rugosa was immobilized to the microcapsules by adsorption and by covalent binding through activation with glutaraldehyde. In both cases improved temperature and operational stability were achieved. Both types of immobilization resulted in a basic shift of the pH optimum for activity, from 7.5 to 9.0. The presence of an organic phase within the capsule core allowed direct product separation and lead to a decrease in product inhibition of the lipase-catalyzed reaction.     

Improvement of enzymatic performance of Asclepias curassavica L. proteases by immobilization. Application to the synthesis of an antihypertensive peptide

The aim of this work was to study different immobilization strategies on silica supports in order to obtain robust biocatalysts from latex proteases of Asclepias curassavica L., a South American native plant. Immobilized enzyme performance was evaluated under harsh reaction conditions such as the synthesis of the antihypertensive peptide N-α-CBZ-Val-Gly-OH.Proteases from A. curassavica, named asclepain, were immobilized (0.51–5.56 mg of protein/ g of support) in non-functionalized silica (S), in glyoxyl-silica (GS) and in octyl-glyoxyl-silica (OGS), by adsorption, and multi-point covalent attachment on mono and hetero-functional supports, respectively, under previously determined optimal immobilization conditions. Immobilization yields were expressed as activity yield (Y_a) and protein yield (Y_p).Asclepain-OGS showed the highest Y_a (178 ± 1.62 %) meaning an expressed activity 1.8 times higher than the offered activity, while Y_p was 75 ± 0.4 %. Y_a for asclepain-S and -GS were 64 ± 1.45 % and 16 ± 0.37 %, respectively. Best results were attributed to the ability of OGS support to guide the enzyme before covalent attachment, increasing its reactivity. Asclepain-OGS led to product yield of 95.5 ± 0.14 %, five times higher than soluble asclepain in the synthesis of N-α-CBZ-Val-Gly-OH, after 3 h in 30 % methanol in 0.1 M Tris-HCl buffer pH 8.     

Preparation of regenerable magnetic nanoparticles for cellulase immobilization: Improvement of enzymatic activity and stability

To obtain regenerable magnetic nanoparticles, triethoxy(3-isocyanatopropyl)silane and iminodiacetic acid (IZ) were used as the starting material and immobilized on Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. Copper ions (Cu²⁺ ions) were loaded on the Fe-IZ nanoparticles and used for cellulase immobilization. The support was characterized by spectroscopic methods (FTIR, NMR) and thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and vibrating sample magnetometer techniques. As a result of experiments, the amount of protein bound to immobilized cellulase (Fe-IZ-Cu-E) and cellulase activity was found to be 33.1 mg/g and 154 U/g at pH 5, 50°C, for 3 h. The results indicated that the free cellulase had kept only 50% of its activity after 2 h, while the Fe-IZ-Cu-E was observed to be around 77%, at 60°C. It was found that the immobilized cellulase maintained 93% of its initial catalytic activity after its sixth use. Furthermore, the Fe-IZ-Cu-E retained about 75% of its initial activity after 28 days of storage. To reuse the support material (Fe-IZ-Cu), it was regenerated by thorough washing with ammonia or imidazole.     

Inhibition of aspartate aminotransferase by hydrazinosuccinate

DL-Hydrazinosuccinic acid was synthesized by the reaction of DL-bromosuccinic acid with hydrazine. The compound strongly inhibited aspartate aminotransferase and gave 50% inhibition at 1.3 μM when added simultaneously with L-aspartate to an assay mixture containing enzyme. Incubation of the enzyme with the compound prior to assay resulted in a much stronger inhibition, which proceeded time-dependently. The inhibition was protectable with L-aspartate and was substantially reversed by dialysis.     

Microbial cell immobilization in biohydrogen production: a short overview

The high dependence on fossil fuels has escalated the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions and energy security. Biohydrogen is projected as a future alternative energy as a result of its non-polluting characteristics, high energy content (122?kJ/g), and economic feasibility. However, its industrial production has been hampered by several constraints such as low process yields and the formation of biohydrogen-competing reactions. This necessitates the search for other novel strategies to overcome this problem. Cell immobilization technology has been in existence for many decades and is widely used in various processes such as wastewater treatment, food technology, and pharmaceutical industry. In recent years, this technology has caught the attention of many researchers within the biohydrogen production field owing to its merits such as enhanced process yields, reduced microbial contamination, and improved homogeneity. In addition, the use of immobilization in biohydrogen production prevents washout of microbes, stabilizes the pH of the medium, and extends microbial activity during continuous processes. In this short review, an insight into the potential of cell immobilization is presented. A few immobilization techniques such as entrapment, adsorption, encapsulation, and synthetic polymers are discussed. In addition, the effects of process conditions on the performance of immobilized microbial cells during biohydrogen production are discussed. Finally, the review concludes with suggestions on improvement of cell immobilization technologies in biohydrogen production.     

Protein immobilization to alumina supports: II. Papain immobilization to alumina via organophosphate linkers

Particulate aluminum oxides (alumina) were examined as supports for the immobilization of the proteolytic enzyme papain. Two alumina supports termed C1 and CPC were derivatized using organic phosphate linkers to create free carboxyl groups using a two-step process. Papain binding to these derivatized aluminas was performed using the water soluble carbodiimide 1-ethyl-3-(dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide. Reactions were optimal at 10 mM carbodiimide. The immobilized protein showed similar kinetic constants when compared to the solution protein. The pH dependence and thermal stability were essentially identical. The immobilized papain showed a blue shift in the intrinsic fluorescence emission maxima. Papain modified with the active site-specific fluorescent probe acrylodan showed overlapping emission maxima. These results are interpreted as retention of the hydrophobic environment of the active site with a perturbation in the structure of the rest of the protein caused by its association with the negatively charged surface. (c) 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Nitrilase immobilization and transposition from a micro-scale batch to a continuous process increase the nicotinic acid productivity

In recent years, many biocatalytic processes have been developed for the production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. In this context, enzyme immobilization methods have attracted attention for their advantages, such as continuous production and increased stability. Here, enzyme immobilization methods and a collection of nitrilases from biodiversity for the conversion of 3-cyanopyridine to nicotinic acid were screened. Substrate conversion over 10 conversion cycles was monitored to optimize the process. The best immobilization conditions were found with cross-linking using glutaraldehyde to modify the PMMA beads. This method showed good activity over 10 cycles in a batch reactor at 30 and 40°C. Finally, production with a new thermostable nitrilase was examined in a continuous packed bed reactor, showing very high stability of the biocatalytic process at a flow rate of 0.12 ml min^–1 and a temperature of 50°C. The complete conversion of 3-cyanopyridine was obtained over 30 days of operation. Future steps will concern reactor scale-up to increase the production rate with reasonable pressure drops.