Amino acid esterification by alpha-chymotrypsin immobilized in spiropyran membrane. |
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| Authors: | Y Nakamoto I Karube I Kobayashi M Nishida S Suzuki |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken, Japan;2. Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
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| Abstract: | α-Chymotrypsin was immobilized in a collagen membrane modified with a spiropyran compound. The immobilized chymotrypsin was used for the esterification of N-acetyl-l-tyrosine (AT). N-Acetyl-l-tyrosine ethyl ester (ATEE) was synthesized from AT and ethanol by immobilized chymotrypsin under visible light. The optimum pH for the esterification was 7. An increase of the chymotrypsin content in the spiropyran-collagen membrane increased the rate and the yield of ATEE. The yield of ATEE reached 40% under visible light. Initially, ATEE was synthesized in the dark. However, the ATEE synthesized was gradually hydrolyzed in the dark. The amount of ATEE in the reaction mixture increased with irradiation by visible light and decreased in the dark. Therefore, the esterification of N-acetyl-l-tyrosine was controlled by light irradiation. |
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