“构象记忆”的辣根过氧化物酶的微水相共价固定化

本研究利用酶在微水溶剂中的"构象记忆"特性,以壳聚糖微球为载体,以辣根过氧化物酶(Horseradish peroxidase,HRP)为研究对象,将HRP于活性构象下冻干"固定"后,在二氧六环:水=99:1(V/V)微水介质中与载体进行共价交联,同时与传统水介质中共价交联固定化的HRP进行比较。结果发现,两种介质中固定化HRP的最适温度都提高到60°C,最适pH均为6.5,而微水相中固定的酶活力损失较低,酶活比传统水相中固定的酶高6倍以上;70°C保温30min后,微水相中固定的酶保留75.42%的活力,而水相中固定的HRP仅存15.4%的活力;微水相中固定的HRP具有更好的操作稳定性和热稳定性,60°C下连续操作5次之后,微水相固定的HRP保留77.69%的酶活,而水相固定的HRP仅存16.67%的酶活;微水相中固定的HRP在苯酚的去除中表现得更具优势;微水相中共价交联制备的CS-HRP-SWCNTs/Au酶修饰电极对H2O2的响应信号比水相中共价固定的酶电极强2.5倍,灵敏度更高。本研究表明利用酶的"构象记忆"在微水介质中进行共价交联是固定化酶的一种可行方法,所制备的固定化酶具有更优良的性质。     

氨基载体共价结合固定化海洋假丝酵母脂肪酶

共价结合法是重要的工业酶固定化方法,利用稳定的共价键固定化工业酶,在载体和酶间形成多点共价连接,可以制备稳定性较好的固定化酶,更具有实际应用价值。利用氨基载体共价结合固定化海洋假丝酵母脂肪酶,采用较为廉价的戊二醛进行辅助交联,通过单因素和正交试验,确定最佳固定化条件为:25℃、pH5. 0、0. 1%戊二醛、0. 25g载体、交联0. 5h、固定化1h、加酶量为800U,最终得到的固定化酶酶活达到83. 01U/g。固定化脂肪酶的最适pH较游离酶向碱性方向偏移,最适反应温度提高10℃,固定化酶的热稳定性和酸碱稳定性比游离酶好且重复使用性和储存稳定性明显优于游离酶。同时发现交联剂是制备固定化脂肪酶的重要因素,因此探索新型交联剂对于固定化效果的提高具有重要意义,为海洋假丝酵母脂肪酶的固定化工艺技术和工业应用奠定了良好基础。     

交联壳聚糖微球固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶工艺研究

目的:以戊二醛交联壳聚糖微球为载体,通过共价连接反应固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶.方法:以固定化酶比活和酶活回收率为目标,采用单因素方法优化固定化工艺、微球制备条件.结果:微球最佳制备条件:2.5%壳聚糖,2%乙酸,7.5%氢氧化钠,氢氧化钠:乙醇(v/v)=1:1.最佳固定化工艺为:0.1g壳聚糖微球在20mL 3%戊二醛溶液中50℃交联2h.加酶量为7 388mU/g干球,25℃吸附24h.固定化酶比活为6 188mU/g干球,酶活回收率为95.4%.结论:交联壳聚糖微球共价连接法可有效固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶.     

无花果蛋白酶在阴离子交换树脂上的固定化

无花果蛋白酶通过８％戊二醛活化载体,共价结合到聚苯乙烯阴离子交换树脂ＧＭ２０１上,固定化作用在ｐＨ７．７,酶浓度０．８ｍｇ／ｇ树脂,４℃下进行６ｈ。得到的固定化酶表观Ｋ_ｍ值（酪蛋白,１．１１×１０~（－４）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）小于溶液酶Ｋ_ｍ值（１．９６×１０~（－４）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）;固定化酶活性在ｐＨ６～８保持稳定,溶液酶最适ｐＨ为７．２;固定化酶最适温度由溶液酶的５０～６０℃移至３７℃;固定化酶２５℃保持７ｄ,重复水解酪蛋白７次后,保留８３．３％活性。固定化酶对酪蛋白水解度达４７．５％,对大豆球蛋白达１１．６％。     

丝素蛋白膜固定β-葡萄糖苷酶及其改良食品风味的研究

从黑曲霉发酵液中提取β-葡萄糖苷酶酶液,用丝素蛋白将其固定,探讨酶固定化的影响因素及固定化酶的性质。β-葡萄糖苷酶的固定化条件为:取0.8 Uβ-葡萄糖苷酶与4.0%戊二醛和10%牛血清白蛋白混合(体积比为5:3:2),涂布于1cm2丝素蛋白膜上交联作用8h。在此条件下获得的固定化酶性质为:最适温度为60℃,比游离酶提高10℃;最适pH为5.0;t1/2为75℃,热稳定性比游离酶有明显改善;最佳反应时间为15 min;与游离酶相比,与底物亲和力降低。将固定化酶膜应用于果汁、果酒、茶汁等食品的增香,经感官鉴评,样品间存在显著差异,进一步经色谱一质谱联用仪分析,发现酶解后的样品,原有香气物质有不同程度的增加,4-萜品醇增加了107%、紫苏醇增加了42%,还有三种未知的香气组分分别增加了251%、79%和33%;并有新风味物质——芳樟醇、香叶醇和2-羟基-5-甲基苯乙酮产生,显示了较好增香效果。     

醋酸纤维素膜为基础的葡萄糖生物传感器的研制

用共价法将酶固定在醋酸纤维素膜上,方法简便易行,制造的酶膜稳定,比活力高。同时采用该方法制备了葡萄糖氧化酶酶膜,与氧电极组装成测定葡萄糖的生物传感器,线性范围为50~800mg／dl,仪器工作的最适pH为6．0,最适温度为40℃。将该膜与过氧化氢电极组装得到的传感器具有以下特性：线性范围为10~200mg／dl,最适pH为6．0,测定结果与酶试制盒有良好相关性。     

葡萄糖氧化酶的有机相共价固定化

将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)在最适pH条件下冻干后,以戊二醛活化的壳聚糖为载体,分别在传统水相和1,4-二氧六环、乙醚、乙醇三种不同的有机相中进行共价固定化。通过比较水相固定化酶和有机相固定化酶的酶比活力、酶学性质及酶动力学参数,考察酶在有机相中的刚性特质对酶在共价固定化过程中保持酶活力的影响。结果表明,戊二醛浓度为0.1%、加酶量为80 mg/1 g载体、含水1.6%的1,4-二氧六环有机相固定化GOD与水相共价固定化GOD相比,酶比活力提高2.9倍,有效酶活回收率提高3倍;在连续使用7次后,1,4-二氧六环有机相固定化GOD的酶活力仍为相应水相固定化酶的3倍。在酶动力学参数方面,不论是表观米氏常数,最大反应速度还是转换数,1,4-二氧六环有机相固定化的GOD(Kmapp=5.63 mmol/L,Vmax=1.70μmol/(min.mgGOD),Kcat=0.304 s-1)都优于水相共价固定化GOD(Kmapp=7.33 mmol/L,Vmax=1.02μmol/(min.mg GOD),Kcat=0.221 s-1)。因此,相比于传统水相,GOD在合适的有机相中进行共价固定化可以获得具有更高酶活力和更优催化性质的固定化酶。该发现可能为酶蛋白在共价固定化时因构象改变而丢失生物活性的问题提供解决途径。     

SMA基微孔膜固定化β-半乳糖苷酶的研究

以超临界二氧化碳（SCCO2）为分散介质在聚偏氟乙烯（PVDF）微孔膜表面和孔内进行马来酸酐和苯乙烯的接枝共聚,合成出超高分子量的苯乙烯/马来酸酐交替共聚物（SMA）基微孔PVDF膜。以SMA基PVDF膜为载体通过酸酐基和酶分子上的氨基偶联,制备出具有酶催活性的功能性分离膜。考察了影响酶固定化的因素,确定其最佳固定化条件为: 温度,4oC;pH,8.2; 酶/膜,1:10;反应时间,6h。固定化酶膜的最适温度为55oC,最适pH为7.8,均比自由酶稍高;Km（0.3mM/L）与自由酶接近。固定化酶膜活力达13.5 U/cm2 膜, 比活为280.0 U/mg 蛋白,蛋白载量为68.2 g/cm2 膜,相对活力为89.0%。固定化酶膜表现出良好的操作稳定性和储存稳定性,SMA基PVDF微孔酶膜超滤制备低乳糖牛奶实验表明该技术应用前景广阔。     

丝素膜固定β—葡萄糖苷酶性质的研究

采用共价法和包埋法将酶固定在丝素蛋白膜上,方法简便易行,制造的酶膜稳定,机械性能好,固定化酶的最适ｐＨ值由４５偏向中性,热稳定性提高,７０℃保存１小时活力几乎不降低,而溶液酶降低８５％左右,同时ｐＨ值稳定性也有所提高,固定化酶膜可用于果酒增香中     

糖化酶在丝素膜上的固定化及性质研究

利用丝素作糖化酶的固定化载体,应用包埋法和共价交联法两种方法,制备了固定化糖化酶丝素膜,研究结果表明,共价交联法制备的酶膜活力较高,且回收率可达50%以上;与溶液酶相比,固定化酶的最适温度提高了10℃,热稳定性与贮存稳定性也有了很大提高。     

A new multienzyme-type biosensor for triglyceride determination

An amperometric multienzyme biosensor for determination of triglycerides (TGs) was constructed by mounting three gelatin membrane-bound enzymes on a glassy carbon electrode (working electrode), then connecting it to electrometer along with an Ag/AgCl reference electrode and a Pt auxiliary electrode. Characterization and optimization of the multienzyme biosensor, which is prepared with glycerol kinase (GK) (E.C.2.7.1.30), glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase (GPO) (EC 1.1.3.21), and lipase (EC 3.1.1.3), were studied. In the optimization studies for the bioactive layer components of the prepared biosensor, the optimum amounts of gelatin, bovine serum albumin (BSA), and glutaraldehyde was calculated as 1 mg/cm², 1 mg/cm², and 2.5%, respectively. Optimum pH and temperature of the reaction of biosensor were determined as 7.0 and 40°C, respectively. Linear range of triolein for the biosensor was found from the calibration curve between several substrate concentration and Δ Current. After optimization and characterization of the biosensor, its operationability in triglycerides was also tested.     

Flow-injection enzymatic analysis for glycerol and triacylglycerol

A flow-injection enzymatic analytical system was developed for determination of glycerol and triacylglycerol based on enzymatic reactions in capillary followed by electrochemical detection. The hydrogen peroxide produced from the enzyme reaction was monitored by a platinum-based electrochemical probe. Different immobilization strategies on silica support were studied. The best and most effective configuration found for the measurement of glycerol and triacylglycerols in this system was the tandem connection of a lipase column and a silica-fused capillary column coimmobilized with glycerokinase (GK) and glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase (GPO). Lipase helps the breakdown of triacylglycerol to yield free fatty acids and glycerol, while glycerokinase catalyzes the adenosine-5-triphosphate-dependent phosphorylation of glycerol to yield alpha-glycerol phosphate, which can subsequently be oxidized by 3-glycerol phosphate oxidase to produce hydrogen peroxide. Response-surface methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize the proposed system for glycerol. Experiment settings were designed by central composite design to investigate the combined effects of pH, flow rate, reaction temperature, and ATP concentration on collected signals. The fitted model, per RSM, showed that the optimum conditions of the system are 2 mM ATP in 0.1 M carbonate buffer (pH 11.0), flow rate of 0.18 mL/min, temperature of 35 degrees C, 20 microL of sample injection, and applied voltage of 0.650 V. The proposed biosensing system using lipase, GK, and GPO exhibited a flow-injection analysis peak response of 2.5 min and a detection limit of 5 x 10(-5) M glycerol (S/N = 3) with acceptable reproducibility (CV < 4.30%). It also had linear working ranges from 10(-4) to 10(-2) M for glycerol and from 10(-3) to 10(-2) M for triacylglycerol. The capillary enzyme reactor was stable up to 2 months in continuous operation, and it was possible to analyze up to 15 samples per hour. The present biosensing system holds promise for on-line detection of triacylglycerol in serum and glycerol content in fermented products.     

1-Thioglycerol: inhibitor of glycerol kinase activity in vitro and in situ

The infantile form of glycerol kinase (GK) deficiency (McKusick No. 30703) (1) is characterized by adrenal cortical insufficiency, adrenal hypoplasia and developmental delay. The underlying biochemical mechanism(s) responsible for the observed clinical presentations are undetermined. Pursuant to our examination of the molecular pathogenesis of this enzyme deficiency, we have endeavored to develop a model for this disorder. 1-thioglycerol (1-TG) was investigated as a potential GK inhibitor in adrenal gland, an organ consistently affected, and in cultured fibroblasts, available from affected individuals. In 105,000 g bovine adrenal supernatant the Ki for 1-TG was 1.9 mM. In human fibroblast 105,000 g supernatant, the Ki for 1-TG was 3.4 mM. In both tissues the inhibition was purely competitive with respect to glycerol. Using incorporation of [14C(U)]-glycerol into protein as an index of GK activity in situ in human skin fibroblasts, GK deficient fibroblasts incorporate less than 10% of that observed in normal fibroblasts. Addition of 1-TG to normal fibroblasts resulted in inhibited incorporation rates. The specificity of these effects in situ was examined. Our findings indicate that 1-TG may be a suitable inhibitor of GK activity for the development of a model for glycerol kinase deficiency.     

Characterization of alditol oxidase from Streptomyces coelicolor and its application in the production of rare sugars

A synthetic platform for the cascade synthesis of rare sugars using Escherichia coli whole cells was established. In the cascade, the donor substrate dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) was generated from glycerol by glycerol kinase (GK) and glycerol phosphate oxidase (GPO). The acceptor d-glyceraldehyde was directly produced from glycerol by an alditol oxidase. Then, the aldol reaction between DHAP and d-glyceraldehyde was performed by l-rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase (RhaD) to generate the corresponding sugar-1-phosphate. Finally, the phosphate group was removed by fructose-1-phosphatase (YqaB) to obtain the rare sugars d-sorbose and d-psicose. To accomplish this goal, the alditol oxidase from Streptomyces coelicolor (AldO_S.coe) was expressed in E. coli and the purified AldO_S.coe was characterized. Furthermore, a recombinant E. coli strain overexpressing six enzymes including AldO_S.coe was constructed. Under the optimized conditions, it produced 7.9 g/L of d-sorbose and d-psicose with a total conversion rate of 17.7% from glycerol. This study provides a useful and cost-effective method for the synthesis of rare sugars.     

Human and murine glycerol kinase: influence of exon 18 alternative splicing on function

Glycerol kinase (GK) is a key enzyme in glycerol metabolism with two alternatively spliced forms-one with an 87bp insertion corresponding to exon 18 (GK+EX18), and one lacking exon 18 (GK-EX18). We report the expression of GK+/-EX18 in various tissues and cell lines, as well as their enzymatic characteristics and subcellular localization. RT-PCR revealed differential expression in tissues and cell lines. Northern blot analysis revealed that both forms of the murine ortholog, Gyk, were highly expressed in murine heart and increased during embryonic development. K(m) values for glycerol for GK+/-EX18 were not significantly different, although GK-EX18 had a higher V(max) for glycerol. GK-EX18 had a lower K(m) and V(max) for ATP than GK+EX18. Immunofluorescence experiments showed that GK+EX18 co-localized to the mitochondria and the perinuclear region while GK-EX18 had a diffuse expression pattern. These data suggest specific and divergent roles for GK+EX18 and GK-EX18 in cellular metabolism and development.     

蔗糖-葡萄糖双功能酶传感器的研究

结合蔗糖转化酶(INV)酶管与葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)-葡萄糖变旋酶(MUT)双酶电极构成一种新的蔗糖传感器。该传感器可以分别用于蔗糖及葡萄糖的测定。蔗糖经酶管作用产生α-D-葡萄糖,再用COD-MUT双酶电极定糖。若是样品中蔗糖和葡萄糖共存,比较样品流经不同路径(Ws和Wg)时传感器的响应值,可以排除葡萄糖对蔗糖测定的干扰。传感器的最适pH和温度范围分别为:5.0—6.5和30—40℃。在稳态法实验中,传感器的线性范围为:2.5×10~(-4)—5×10~(-3)mol/L。传感器的重复性很好,CV<1％。该传感器在用于测定发酵培养基(含葡萄糖)的蔗糖含量,平均回收率为97.9％。传感器与糖度计法测定的相关系数为0.997。传感器至少可以稳定使用8天以上。     

Biosensor system for continuous flow determination of enzyme activities. I. Determination of glucose oxidase and lactic dehydrogenase activities

A biosensor system for continuous flow determination of enzyme activity was developed and applied to the determination of glucose oxidase and lactic dehydrogenase activities. The glucose oxidase activity sensor was prepared from the combination of an oxygen electrode and a flow cell. Similarly, the lactic dehydrogenase activity sensor was prepared from the combination of a pyruvate oxidase membrane, an oxygen electrode, and a flow cell. Pyruvate oxidase was covalently immobilized on a membrane prepared from cellulose triacetate, 1,8-diamino-4-aminomethyloctane, and glutaraldehyde. Glucose oxidase activity was determined from the oxygen consumed upon oxidation of glucose catalyzed by glucose oxidase. Lactic dehydrogenase activity was determined from the pyruvic acid formed upon dehydrogenation of lactic acid catalyzed by lactic dehydrogenase. The amount of pyruvic acid was determined from the oxygen consumed upon oxidation of pyruvic acid by pyruvate oxidase. Calibration curves for activity of glucose oxidase and lactic dehydrogenase were linear up to 81 and 300 units, respectively. One assay could be completed within 15 min for both sensors and these were stable for more than 25 days at 5°C. The relative errors were ±4 and ±6% for glucose oxidase and lactic dehydrogenase sensors, respectively. These results suggest that the sensor system proposed is a simple, rapid, and economical method for the determination of enzyme activities.     

Glycerol loss to water exceeds glycerol catabolism via glycerol kinase in freeze-resistant rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax)

Rainbow smelt accumulate high amounts of glycerol in winter. In smelt, there is a predictable profile of plasma glycerol levels that starts to increase in November (<5 μmol/ml), peaks in mid-February (>200 μmol/ml), and thereafter decreases to reach the initial levels in the beginning of May. The aim of this study was to investigate the respective role of the two main mechanisms that might be involved in glycerol clearance from mid-February: 1) breakdown of glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate through the action of the glycerol kinase (GK) and 2) direct loss toward the environment. Over the entire glycerol cycle, loss to water represents a daily loss of ～10% of the total glycerol content of fish. GK activities were very low in all tissues investigated and likely have a minor quantitative role in the glycerol cycle. These results suggest that glycerol levels are dictated by the rate of glycerol synthesis (accelerated and deactivated during the accumulation and decrease stages, respectively). Although not important in glycerol clearance, GK in liver might have an important metabolic function for other purposes, such as gluconeogenesis, as evidenced by the significant increase of activity at the end of the cycle.     

Monoamine oxidase electrode in freshness testing of meat

Monoamine oxidase (monoamine: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.4.3.4 from Aspergillus niger and beef plasma) was immobilized in a collagen membrane. An enzyme electrode consisting of a monoamine oxidase - collagen membrane (10 units) and an oxygen electrode was prepared for the determination of monoamines. Monoamines were oxidized to aldehydes by the immobilized enzyme and oxygen consumption was monitored amperometrically by the oxygen electrode. The response time of the electrode was 4 min. The optimum conditions for the enzyme electrode were pH 7.4 and 30°C. A linear relationship was observed between the amine (tyramine) concentration in the range 50–200 μm and the difference in current. No decrease in the output current was observed over an observation period of one week. The difference in current was reproducible with an average relative error of 8%. Monoamines in meat extracts were determined by the enzyme electrode.     

Structure and non-essential function of glycerol kinase in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages

Malaria pathology is caused by multiplication of asexual parasites within erythrocytes, whereas mosquito transmission of malaria is mediated by sexual precursor cells (gametocytes). Microarray analysis identified glycerol kinase (GK) as the second most highly upregulated gene in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes with no expression detectable in asexual blood stage parasites. Phosphorylation of glycerol by GK is the rate-limiting step in glycerol utilization. Deletion of this gene from P. falciparum had no effect on asexual parasite growth, but surprisingly also had no effect on gametocyte development or exflagellation, suggesting that these life cycle stages do not utilize host-derived glycerol as a carbon source. Kinetic studies of purified PfGK showed that the enzyme is not regulated by fructose 1,6 bisphosphate. The high-resolution crystal structure of P. falciparum GK, the first of a eukaryotic GK, reveals two domains embracing a capacious ligand-binding groove. In the complexes of PfGK with glycerol and ADP, we observed closed and open forms of the active site respectively. The 27° domain opening is larger than in orthologous systems and exposes an extensive surface with potential for exploitation in selective inhibitor design should the enzyme prove to be essential in vivo either in the human or in the mosquito.