Activity and kinetics studies of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase in a reverse micelle formulated from functional surfactants

Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (YADH) showed substantial decrease in its catalytic activity due to the strong electrostatic interaction between the head groups of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) and YADH in AOT reverse micelles. However, the catalytic activity of YADH in a nonionic reverse micellar interface (GGDE/TX-100) obtained from a functional nonionic surfactant N-gluconyl glutamic acid didecyl ester (GGDE) and Triton X-100 (TX-100) was higher than that in AOT reverse micelle under the respective optimum conditions. A comparison of the kinetic parameters showed that the turnover number k_cat in GGDE/TX-100 reverse micelle was 1.4 times as large as that in AOT reverse micelle, but the Michaelis constants in AOT reverse micelle for ethanol K_m^B was twice and for coenzyme NAD⁺ K_m^A was 5 times higher than their counterparts in GGDE/TX-100 reverse micelle. For the conversion of ethanol, the smaller K_m^B and larger k_cat in GGDE/TX-100 reverse micelle resulted in higher catalytic efficiency k_cat/K_m^B. The stability of YADH in GGDE/TX-100 reverse micelle was also found to be better than that in AOT reverse micelle. They were mainly attributed to the absence of electric charge on the head groups of GGDE and TX-100 in the GGDE/TX-100 reverse micelle.      

直链醇对反胶束体系中木素过氧化物酶催化活性的影响

根据研究发现, 在有醇作助表面活性剂的CTAB反胶束中木素过氧化物酶(LiP)不能表现活力, 而在水介质中CTAB对LiP的催化活性影响又不是很大. 为了揭示其中醇的影响, 本工作就不同碳链长度的醇对LiP酶催化性能的影响进行了研究. 由于CTAB反胶束体系中醇浓度较高, 且碳原子数大于4的直链醇在水中的溶解度又很小, 为此采用了LiP可在其中显示催化活性的CTAB正胶束、AOT反胶束和Brij30反胶束作介质, 通过研究这些介质中不同链长的醇对LiP催化活力的影响, 来探讨CTAB反胶束中木素过氧化物酶(LiP)不能表现活力的原因. 结果表明, 不管表面活性剂聚集体的结构、电性质及反胶束大小如何, 只要醇的浓度超过500 mmol•L^－1 (丁醇≥1200 mmol•L^－1), LiP在上述原本可显示活力的介质中均无催化活性. 据此推测CTAB反胶束中木素过氧化物酶(LiP)不能表现活力的原因主要是由助表面活性剂醇造成的.     

过氧化氢调控藜芦醇介导木素过氧化物酶催化氧化邻苯三酚红研究

木素过氧化物酶(LiP)催化H₂O₂氧化邻苯三酚红(PR)反应的氧化产物受H₂O₂与PR的摩尔比控制, H₂O₂与PR的摩尔比不同, 所得降解产物不一样. 分析表明, H₂O₂在LiP催化氧化PR过程中的双重作用(即低浓度的H₂O₂是LiP的激活剂, 高浓度的H₂O₂是LiP的抑制剂)是导致上述现象的根本原因. 藜芦醇(VA)对LiP催化氧化PR的反应有促进作用, 尤其是当H₂O₂与PR的摩尔比较高时这种促进作用更为明显; 然而PR对LiP催化氧化VA的反应却有抑制作用. 后者可以用来解释为什么在用白腐菌降解染料时在培养液中常常检测不到LiP的藜芦醇活力. 分析表明, VA的存在不但促进了LiP酶中间体LiP(II)和/或LiP(III)向LiP的转化, 使LiP的催化循环加速, VA生成的VA^＋·也间接氧化了染料PR, 从而使PR的氧化速率提高.     

Kinetic Studies on of Veratryl the Lignin Peroxidase Catalyzed Oxidation Alcohol by H2O2 in AOT/Isooctane/ Toluene/Water Reverse Micelles

The steady state kinetics of the lignin peroxidase （LIP） catalyzed oxidation of veratryl alcohol （VA） by H2O2 in a sodium bis（2-ethylhexyl） sulfosuccinate （AOT）/isooctane/toluene/water reverse micellar medium was studied and a comparison with the corresponding aqueous medium was made to understand the effect of the reverse micellar medium on the catalytic mechanism and kinetic parameters. Results indicated that the model reaction in the AOT reverse micelle followed the ping-pong mechanism with true kcat, Km,VA and KmH2O2 being 59.6min^-1, 13.9 mmol· L^-1 and 94.8 μmol·L^-1, respectively; inhibition of high level of H2O2 on LiP followed the reversible competitive pattern with Ki being 0.140 mmol·L^-1. The reaction mechanism and inhibition pattern in the AOT reverse micellar medium were the same as those in bulk aqueous medium, but the kinetic parameters except KmH2O2 were greatly different in the two media. The kcat and Ki values in the reverse micelle were approximately 2 and 20 times smaller than the corresponding values in the aqueous solution, but the Michaelis constant of VA was approximately 100 times greater than that in the aqueous solution. The above mentioned differences in the kinetic parameters were caused by the microheterogeneity and the interface of the AOT reverse micelle, which resulted in the partitioning of VA and H2O2, and by the changes of the conformation of LiP and the reactivity of the substrates.     

自探针荧光法研究十二烷基苯磺酸钠与TritonX-100相互作用

采用荧光光谱法研究了十二烷基苯磺酸钠（SDBS）与非离子表面活性剂TritonX-100混合体系在水溶液中聚集体的性质。 发现在浓度与荧光强度的关系曲线上存在2个转折点,分别对应于混合体系的临界胶团浓度和胶团形状发生转变的浓度。 通过混合胶团相互作用关系,计算了SDBS与TritonX-100的相互作用参数βM,说明SDBS以其自身所带生色基团苯磺酸与TritonX-100发生了协调效应且存在着较强的相互作用。     

Intramolecular charge transfer at reverse micelle-water pool interface: p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid in AOT/cyclohexane/water reverse micelle

Photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) of p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid (DMABOA) in AOT/cyclohexane/H2O reverse micelle was investigated and compared with that in CTAB/1-heptanol/H2O reverse micelle. It is proposed that the DMABOA molecule exists at the AOT reverse micelle water pool interface with its carboxylic group heading toward the water pool while the dimethylaminophenyl moiety buried in the micellar phase. Dual fluorescence of DMABOA that is indicative of the ICT reaction in the excited state was observed over the investigated water pool size, W of 3-17, in the AOT reverse micelle. The ICT emission of DMABOA in the AOT reverse micelle-water pool interface was found to be much weaker than that in the CTAB reverse micelle-water pool interface, and was attributed to the parallel direction of the electric field at the AOT reverse micelle-water pool interface to the charge transfer.     

Removal of cadmium ions using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration with mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants

Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) was used to remove cadmium ions from wastewater efficiently. In this study the nonionic surfactants polyoxyethyleneglycol dodecyl ether (Brij35) and polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether (TritonX-100) were for micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration to lower the dosage of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The surfactant critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the degree of micelle counterion binding were investigated. The effects of nonionic surfactant addition on the efficiency of cadmium removal, the residual quantities of surfactant, the permeate flux and the secondary membrane resistance were investigated. A comparison between MEUF with SDS and MEUF with mixed anionic–nonionic surfactants was undertaken. The results show that the addition of Brij35 or TritonX-100 reduced the CMC of SDS and the degree of counterion binding for the micelles. Due to these variations the Cd²⁺ rejection efficiency was at a maximum when the Brij35:SDS and the TritonX-100:SDS molar ratio was 0.5. The Cd²⁺ rejection efficiency in MEUF with SDS is higher than for MEUF with mixed surfactants when the total dose of surfactant is constant. The permeate flux of MEUF with SDS is higher than that for MEUF with mixed surfactants while the secondary resistance of MEUF with SDS is less than that of MEUF with mixed surfactants.     

MoO3/ZrO2纳米固体强酸催化剂的制备及其在异丁烷-丁烯烷基化反应中的应用

利用AOT/异辛烷反胶束体系制备了MoO3/ZrO2纳米粒子.TEM结果表明,反胶束法制得粒子的粒径均匀,95%以上处于38～60nm之间.将此纳米粒子负载于γ-Al2O3上,呈现高度分散状态.NH3-TPD和烷基化反应的测定结果表明,其酸量和反应活性明显高于浸渍法和溶胶-凝胶法制备的样品,烷基化产物中C8的含量在79%左右.     

Surface characterization of 7S and 11S globulin powders from soy protein examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy

In this study the surface composition of 7S and 11S globulin powders from soybean proteins by aqueous buffer and reverse micelle extractions had been examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Analysis by XPS revealed that the O and N atomic percentage of 7S and 11S globulin surfaces from bis(2-ethylhexyl) sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT) reverse micelle was higher than from aqueous buffer, but the C atomic percentage was lower. The O/C ratio of the 7S globulin powder from aqueous buffer and reverse micelle was similar while significant differences were obtained in the O/C ratio of the 11S globulin powder, N/C atom ratios of the 7S and 11S globulin powders and high-resolution XPS C 1s, N 1s, O 1s spectra. Powder microstructure after reverse micelle treatment showed the presence of small pores, indicating the effect of reverse micelle on the 7S and 11S globulin structure. The obtained results indicated that the reverse micelle could affect the C, O and N components on the surface of soybean proteins.     

Ionic concentration effects on reverse micelle size and stability: implications for the synthesis of nanoparticles

We present a systematic investigation and analysis of the structure and stability of reverse micelle systems with the addition of NH(4)OH, ZrOCl(2), and Al(NO(3))(3) salts. We demonstrate that the reverse micelle size decreases with increasing salt additions until one reaches a critical concentration, which characterizes the onset of system destabilization. The concept of an electrical double layer, as it applies to reverse micelles, is considered for explaining features of destabilization, including the initial decrease in reverse micelle size, the destabilization concentration, and the effect of cation valence. We propose that the reduction in size prior to instability is caused by compression of the reverse micelle electrical double layers, as higher concentrations of salts are present. The reduced thickness of the electrical double layers allows the decaying potentials to move into closer proximity to each other before generating enough repulsion to balance the forces for reverse micelle formation and form a new equilibrium average reverse micelle size. The point of reverse micelle instability has been related to the formation of a two-phase system as a result of the inability to further compress the salt co-ions in the core of the reverse micelles, which would cause an excessive repulsive force between the overlapping potentials. We have extracted a critical potential of -89 nV between the two overlapping potentials for the AOT/water/isooctane (ω(0) = 10) systems studied. All these effects have important implications for the preparation of nanopowders by reverse micelle synthesis. If the reverse micelles are unstable before the precipitates are formed, then the advantage of reverse micelle synthesis is immediately lost.     

用辛烷基硫醇单层保护Au纳米粒子制备CO氧化催化剂Au/γ-Al2O3

采用两相法合成出含活性组分Au的辛烷基硫醇单层保护Au纳米粒子(C8AuNPs)的正己烷溶胶, 用“逐次浸润”法将C8AuNPs负载在γ-Al2O3上, 经真空干燥及活化处理制得Au/γ-Al2O3催化剂. 所制得的Au催化剂前体C8AuNPs/γ-Al2O3表面Au粒子平均粒径可控制在2-3 nm范围内, 且分布比较单一; 催化剂活性评价600 h后, 其表面Au的粒径仍主要分布在2-4 nm范围内; 真空干燥温度影响Au催化剂的粒子尺寸和催化活性, 随着真空干燥温度的提高, Au纳米粒子的粒径增大. 将所制备的催化剂用于低温CO氧化反应, 催化活性评价结果表明, 经25 ℃真空干燥制得的2.5%(质量分数, w)Au/γ-Al2O3具有较高的活性和长期稳定性, 其催化CO完全转化的最低温度为-19 ℃, 在15 ℃下CO完全转化时Au/γ-Al2O3的单程寿命至少900 h; 4.0%(w) Au/γ-Al2O3在15 ℃和进料中含水条件下对CO完全氧化的单程寿命不低于2000 h, 可见催化剂具有强的抗潮湿中毒特性. 综合上述实验结果, 讨论了影响Au/γ-Al2O3催化剂活性的可能因素.     

Synthesis of nanosized TiO2 particles in reverse micelle systems and their photocatalytic activity for degradation of toluene in gas phase

Nanosized pure TiO₂ particles with high crystallinity and large surface area were prepared by hydrolysis of tetrabutyl titanate in water/Triton X-100/isooctane reverse micelle solutions as reaction media followed by hydrothermal treatment to improve crystallinity. The prepared TiO₂ nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, BET, TGA, FT-IR and TEM. The size of ultrafine particles was controlled by changing the water content of the reverse micelle solution. The TiO₂ particles showed monodispersity, large surface area and high degrees of crystallinity and thermostability. The photocatalytic activity of the TiO₂ particles was evaluated by decomposition of toluene in the gas phase. The activity of the TiO₂ nanoparticles was higher than that of commercially available anatase fine particles, such as ST-01, which is one of the most active photocatalysts for degradation of organic compounds in the gas phase.     

Elicitation of lignin peroxidase inStreptomyces lividans

Using a novel starch-based medium (DJMM) which elicits high expression of lignin peroxidase (ALiP-P3) fromStreptomyces viridosporus T7A, significant levels of ALiP-P3 (between 1135 and 1784 nmol/g cell-min) were excreted byS. lividans TK23, TK24, and TK64 with the supernatants capable of degrading dichlorophenol (these strains were previously reported to produce low levels of LiP). TheS. lividans wildtype strains produced 1/9 to 1/6 the cell-specific LiP activity previously detected inS. viridosporus T7A cultures grown in the same starch-based medium; however, by using DJMM to increase the cell density, the volumetric activity of wild-typeS. lividans TK23, TK24, and TK64 strains was increased 11 to 20-fold compared to cultivations in a yeast-extract-based medium. Consequently, this increase of LiP production allows the direct analysis of LiP activity in the supernatants of these strains without the need for enzyme concentration through ultrafiltration. Immunoblot analysis verified that a single 56.5 kDa band, secreted by all three strains, was extremely similar in size and immunologic reactivity to the 59.5 kDa ALiP-P3 isoform of S.viridosporus T7A. In addition, Western blot analysis was used to show that a previously cloned 4.1 kb chromosomal fragment ofS. viridosporus T7A DNA did not contain the ALiP-P3 structural genes.     

An Experimental Study on the Relationship between the Physical Properties of CTAB/Hexanol/Water Reverse Micelles and ZrO2-Y2O3 Nanoparticles Prepared

Based on the studies of their physical properties such as aqueous solution uptake, electric conductivity, and microstructure, CTAB/hexanol/water reverse micelles (CTAB, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide) were used to prepare ZrO2-Y2O3 nanoparticles. The relationship between the micelle microstructure and size, morphology, and aggregate properties of particles prepared was also investigated. It has been found that with high CTAB concentration ([CTAB] > 0.8 mol/l), the reverse micelles can solubilize a sufficient amount of aqueous solution with high metallic ion concentration ( approximately 1.0 mol/L), while the microstructure of the reverse micelles keeps unchanged. The most important factor affecting the size and shape of reverse micelles was found to be the water content w0 (w0, molar ratio of water to surfactant used). When both the CTAB concentration and the w0 values are low, the diameters of reverse micelles are below 20 nm, and the ZrO2-Y2O3 particles prepared are also very small. However, the powders obtained were found to form a lot of aggregates after drying and calcination. High CTAB concentration, high w0 value, and high metallic ion concentration in the aqueous phase for high powder productivity were found to be the suitable compositions of reverse micelles for preparing high-quality ZrO2-Y2O3 nanoparticles. Under these conditions, the reverse micelles are still spherical in shape even the reverse micellar system is nearly saturated with aqueous solutions. These reverse micelles were found to have a diameter of between 60 and 150 nm and the ZrO2-Y2O3 particles prepared therefrom range from 30 to 70 nm with spherical shape and not easy to form aggregates. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

反相微乳液法制备纳米SiO2的研究

在壬基酚聚氧乙烯5醚(NP-5)/环己烷/氨水的反相微乳液体系中，进行正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)的水解、缩合反应，得到粒径在30～50 nm的单分散纳米SiO₂胶体。红外光谱法(FTIR)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察证明了纳米SiO₂粒子的生成。反相微乳液体系相图的研究表明，水相为氨水比纯水有较窄的W/O型微乳区。氨水微乳液是碱催化TEOS水解、缩合制备纳米SiO₂粒子的适宜体系。当体系中TEOS的浓度增大时，粒子的粒径随之增大。降低NP-5     

Inhibition of Triton X-100／n-C5H11OH／H2O System on Hydrolysis of Cephanone

The hydrolysis of cephanone in Triton X-100 micelle and Triton X-100/n-C5H11OH/H2O(O/W) microemulsion were studied by means of UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The results show that compared with water, Triton X-100 micelle and Triton X-100/n-C5H11OH/H2O (O/W) microemulsion can inhibit the hydrolysis of cephanone. The inhibition effects of Triton X-100 micelle and Triton X-100/n-C5H11OH/H2O (O/W) microemulsion on the hydrolysis of cephanone are related to the location of cephanone in the interphases of Triton X-100 miceUes and Triton X-100/n-C5H11OH/H2O(O/W) microemulsion droplets.     

In situ coarsening study of inverse micelle-prepared Pt nanoparticles supported on γ-Al2O3: pretreatment and environmental effects

The thermal stability of inverse micelle prepared Pt nanoparticles (NPs) supported on nanocrystalline γ-Al(2)O(3) was monitored in situ under different chemical environments (H(2), O(2), H(2)O) via extended X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy (EXAFS) and ex situ via scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Drastic differences in the stability of identically synthesized NP samples were observed upon exposure to two different pre-treatments. In particular, exposure to O(2) at 400 °C before high temperature annealing in H(2) (800 °C) was found to result in the stabilization of the inverse micelle prepared Pt NPs, reaching a maximum overall size after moderate coarsening of ～1 nm. Interestingly, when an analogous sample was pre-treated in H(2) at ～400 °C, a final size of ～5 nm was reached at 800 °C. The beneficial role of oxygen in the stabilization of small Pt NPs was also observed in situ during annealing treatments in O(2) at 450 °C for several hours. In particular, while NPs of 0.5 ± 0.1 nm initial average size did not display any significant sintering (0.6 ± 0.2 nm final size), an analogous thermal treatment in hydrogen leads to NP coarsening (1.2 ± 0.3 nm). The same sample pre-dosed and annealed in an atmosphere containing water only displayed moderate sintering (0.8 ± 0.3 nm). Our data suggest that PtO(x) species, possibly modifying the NP/support interface, play a role in the stabilization of small Pt NPs. Our study reveals the enhanced thermal stability of inverse micelle prepared Pt NPs and the importance of the sample pre-treatment and annealing environment in the minimization of undesired sintering processes affecting the catalytic performance of nanosized particles.     

表面活性剂对海藻酸钠稀水溶液剪切粘度的影响

通过粘度法考察了不同pH值时, 阴离子聚电解质海藻酸钠(NaAlg)与阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)、阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、非离子表面活性剂辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚(TritonX-100)以及它们的复配体系的相互作用. 研究表明, 在酸性条件下, SDS和TritonX-100与NaAlg之间主要是疏水作用, 随着表面活性剂浓度的增加, 体系粘度下降直到基本不变, CTAB与NaAlg主要发生静电作用和疏水作用, 体系粘度随CTAB浓度的增加呈现先上升后下降的趋势. 在实验条件下, TritonX-100浓度为0.05 mmol·L-1时, SDS的加入, 使得NaAlg/TritonX-100体系的零剪切粘度下降, 而CTAB的加入, 在pH=3.0和5.0时, NaAlg/TritonX-100体系的零剪切粘度出现上升, 在pH=6.4时, 该体系零剪切粘度下降.     

Effect of Surfactant Microenvironment on SOD-like Activity of Cu(II)-Salicylate Complex

Cu(II)-salicylate was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The reaction mechanism of the Cu(II) complex with superoxide anion was studied by ESR spectroscopy, and its (superoxide dismutase) SOD-like activity was determined by a modified illumination method in phosphate buffer (pH = 7.8), micelle solutions and lamellar liquid crystals formed from surfactants CTAB and TX-100. X-ray diffraction indicated that the Cu(II) complex had a formula Cu₂(Hsal)₄EtOHH₂O and a similar structure to the SOD active site. EPR spectra proved that the reaction mechanism of the Cu(II) complex catalyzing O ₂ ^.- dismutation was the same as that of the proposed dismutation reaction catalyzed by SOD. Results obtained by the NBT method indicated that the Cu(II)-complex showed SOD-like activity, and the effect of microenvironment created by surfactants on its activity was same as on SOD activity. The order of the inhibition of NBT reduction by the Cu(II)-complex in different microenvironments was: in phosphate buffer (pH = 7.8) > in TX-100 micelle > in TX-100 liquid crystal, and in nonionic TX-100 organized assemblies > in cationic CTAB organized assemblies. These results were explained by the catalytic effect of micelles, and by the space restriction and high viscosity of organized assemblies of surfactants.     

Dual Fluorescence of 2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)pyrido

The spectral characteristics of 2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)-pyrido[3,4-d]imidazole (DMAPPI) have been studied in a TritonX-100 (TX-100)/n-hexanol/water reverse micelle in cyclohexane as a function of water (w(0)), surfactant, cosurfactant, pH, and trifluoroacetic acid. Under the neutral conditions, dual fluorescence (normal and twiste intramolecular charge transfer) is observed, even at w(0)=0, suggesting that the TICT state is stabilized by the hydrogen bonding from n-hexanol. These studies indicate that DMAPPI molecules are present near the interface of the water pool and the micellar phase toward the micellar side, and the changes observed in the spectral characteristics with change of w(0) are due to the formation of the reverse micelles and the alignment of cosurfactant around DMAPPI. Variation of pH in the range 3-10 has no effect on the spectral characteristics of DMAPPI, suggesting that the protons do not penetrate the reverse micelles, whereas the trifluoroacetic acid protonates DMAPPI to form monocations (MCs). At w(0)=0, MC2 and MC3 (see Scheme 1) are the MCs present both in the S(0) and S(1) states, whereas with an increase in w(0), the MC2 shifts toward MC1. Biprotonic phototautomerism is observed in MC1, which leads to the formation of MC2 in the S(1) state. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.