Effect of Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Cu2+ on horseradish peroxidase: activation,inhibition, and denaturation studies

The effects of transition metal ions (M2+) such as Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Cu2+ on the functional and structural stabilities of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were investigated with respect to reversible chemical denaturation, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, chemical modification and time-dependent catalytic activity. Conformational Gibbs free energy (deltaGo(H2O)) as a structural stability criterion and transition concentrations of metal ions ([M2+] 1/2) were estimated using a two-state chemical denaturation model. Activation and inhibitory concentration ranges for each metal ion were specified by the steady-state enzyme kinetics. Results of a pH-profile method confirmed by chemical modification indicate that a histidine residue interacts in the activation concentration range, whereas carboxylic residues (Asp and Glu) contribute to interaction in the inhibitory concentration range. Incubation of the enzyme with the metal ion at activation concentration leads to long-term functional stability of peroxidase. Thus, such metal ions as potent effectors induced the enhancement of conformational and functional stabilities of horseradish peroxidase.     

Spectroscopic studies of interactions involving horseradish peroxidase and Tb3+

The spectroscopic properties of interactions involving horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and Tb(3+) in the simulated physiological solution was investigated with some electrochemical and spectroscopic methods, such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), circular dichroism (CD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and synchronous fluorescence (SF). It was found that Tb(3+) can coordinate with oxygen atoms in carbonyl groups in the peptide chain of HRP, form the complex of Tb(3+) and HRP (Tb-HRP), and then lead to the conformation change of HRP. The increase in the random coil content of HRP can disturb the microstructure of the heme active center of HRP, in which the planarity of the porphyrin cycle in the heme group is increased and then the exposure extent of the electrochemical active center is decreased. Thus Tb(3+) can inhibit the electrochemical reaction of HRP and its electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of H(2)O(2) at the Au/Cys/GC electrode. The changes in the microstructure of HRP obstructed the electron transfer of Fe(III) in the porphyrin cycle of the heme group, thus HRP catalytic activity is inhibited. The inhibition effect of Tb(3+) on HRP catalytic activity is increased with the increasing of Tb(3+) concentration. This study would provide some references for better understanding the rare earth elements and heavy metals on peroxidase toxicity in living organisms.     

Electrochemical biosensors based on horseradish peroxidase

The principles used for the development of electrochemical biosensors based on horseradish peroxidase are described. Peroxidase is the enzyme which catalyses the oxidation of a variety of organic molecules in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The features of this enzyme are high catalytic activity and low specificity towards second substrate as well. Horseradish peroxidase may be used as a component of active part of biosensors for the detection of hydrogen peroxide and other compounds when peroxidase is co-immobilized together with other oxidases. Also horseradish peroxidase may be used as a component of detecting system for the biosensors based on biological recognition using specific antibodies, receptors, nucleic acids. The examples of the bio-, immuno-, DNA-sensors developed for the determination of various biologically active compounds are given.     

Comparative study of the inactivation of horseradish peroxidase under the effect of H2O2 and ionizing radiation

The inactivation of native and recombinant horseradish peroxidase in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and under ionizing radiation was studied. The types of peroxidase activity differ in sensitivity towards the inactivating effect of H₂O₂: the activity in relation to the iodide ion is more stable than the activity in relation to ammonium 2,2-azinobis(3ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) ando-phenylenediamine. Similar inactivation was observed in the course of the radiolysis of peroxidase. It was assumed that the initial period of peroxidase inactivation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide has a radical nature and is related to the generation of Superoxide radicals, which modify the protein moiety, resulting in the destruction of heme. The R-670 compound was not formed under the conditions studied. However, the E EI transition occurred, depending on the radiation dose and the enzyme concentration.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 176–179, January, 1995.     

Coadsorption of horseradish peroxidase with thionine on TiO2 nanotubes for biosensing

In this study, we investigate the coadsorption of protein with thionine on TiO(2) nanotubes for biosensor design. The TiO(2) nanotube arrays fabricated by anodic oxidation of titanium substrate possess large surface areas and good uniformity and conformability and are ready for enzyme immobilization. Electrochemical and spectroscopic measurements show that the TiO(2) nanotube arrays provide excellent matrixes for the coadsorption of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and thionine and that the adsorbed HRP on these TiO(2) nanotube arrays effectively retains its bioactivity. The immobilized thionine can be electrochemically reduced but cannot be reoxidized in the electrode potential range between -0.7 and 0.0 V. The addition of H(2)O(2) leads to the biocatalytic oxidation of the reduced thionine in the presence of HRP, resulting in developing a novel H(2)O(2) sensor with good stability and reproducibility. The fabricated TiO(2) nanotubes offer a stage for further study of immobilization and electrochemistry of proteins. The proposed method opens a way to develop biosensors using nanostructured materials with low electrical conductivity.     

Adsorption and inactivation behavior of horseradish peroxidase on various substrates

To produce bioactive papers, i.e. papers incorporating biomolecules that are useful for analyte detection, adequate immobilization strategies should be devised. In this article, the physical immobilization behavior and activity of the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on various papermaking substrates were studied. The papermaking substrates included amorphous and crystalline cellulose, calcium carbonate, styrene butadiene latex, polystyrene, and both negatively charged rayon and rayon with a positively charged layer. It was found that HRP adsorption improves as the hydrophobicity of the substrate increases; however, excessive hydrophobicity produces enzyme deactivation. HRP–calcium carbonate binding was weak and the enzyme loading was scant. These results provided a possible explanation for the poor analytical signals observed in pigment-coated papers when used as bioactive paper supports. Electrostatic effects played a minor role in HRP adsorption behavior.     

Potential control of horseradish peroxidase immobilization on gold electrode

Based on the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) technique, a number of methods for immobilizing protein onto electrodes have been recently reported, such as entrapment method in which the protein was wrapped with regenerated silk fibroin[1], self-assem- bled monolayer[2] and silica sol-gel[3], layer-by-layer self-assembly method in which the protein was ad-sorbed to opposite charged macromolecules due to electrostatic attraction[4], reversed micelle[5], cross- linked method[6] and surface spin-coa…     

Cyclic voltammetric responses of horseradish peroxidase multilayers on electrodes

The catalytic responses obtained with step-by-step neutravidin-biotin deposition of successive monolayers of HRP are analyzed by means of cyclic voltammetry. The theoretical tools that have been developed allowed full characterization of the multilayered HRP coatings by means of a combination between closed-form analysis of limiting behaviors and finite difference numerical computations. An analysis of the experiments in which the number of monolayers was extended to 16 allowed an approximate determination of the average thickness of each monolayer, pointing to a compact arrangement of neutravidin and biotinylated HRP. The piling up of so many monolayers on the electrode allowed an improvement of the catalytic current by a factor of ca. 10, leading to very good sensitivities in term of cosubstrate detection.     

生物酶HRP催化H~2O~2氧化间苯二胺反应的研究

应用电化学分析,高效液相色谱(HPLC),紫外-可见光谱(UV-vis),红外光谱(IR)和核磁共振(NMR)等技术对辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)催化H~2O~2氧化间苯二胺(MPD)的反应进行了研究。伏安法和高效液相色谱实验说明,在所选择的酶催化反应条件下,酶催化反应生成一种产物。用化学方法制得了HRP酶催化H~2O~2氧化MPD的产物纯品。经UV-vis,IR和^1HNMR谱鉴定,产物为2,7-二氨基吩嗪。写出了酶催化反应过程,同时对酶催化反应产物的电极还原过程也进行了研究。     

Activity of AC electrokinetically immobilized horseradish peroxidase

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an AC electrokinetic effect mainly used to manipulate cells. Smaller particles, like virions, antibodies, enzymes, and even dye molecules can be immobilized by DEP as well. In principle, it was shown that enzymes are active after immobilization by DEP, but no quantification of the retained activity was reported so far. In this study, the activity of the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is quantified after immobilization by DEP. For this, HRP is immobilized on regular arrays of titanium nitride ring electrodes of 500 nm diameter and 20 nm widths. The activity of HRP on the electrode chip is measured with a limit of detection of 60 fg HRP by observing the enzymatic turnover of Amplex Red and H₂O₂ to fluorescent resorufin by fluorescence microscopy. The initial activity of the permanently immobilized HRP equals up to 45% of the activity that can be expected for an ideal monolayer of HRP molecules on all electrodes of the array. Localization of the immobilizate on the electrodes is accomplished by staining with the fluorescent product of the enzyme reaction. The high residual activity of enzymes after AC field induced immobilization shows the method's suitability for biosensing and research applications.     

Adsorption and inactivation behavior of horseradish peroxidase on cellulosic fiber surfaces

The physical immobilization behavior of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on cellulosic fiber surfaces was characterized using adsorption and inactivation isotherms measured by the depletion method followed by fitting of Langmuir’s and Freundlich’s models to the experimental data. The adsorption and inactivation behavior of simpler and relatively non-porous high and low crystalline cellulosic substrates (microcrystalline cellulose and regenerated cellulose) as well as more complex and porous cellulosic pulp fibers (bleached kraft softwood fibers) were investigated. The effect of the sorbent surface energy on HRP adsorption was demonstrated by increasing the hydrophobicity of the cellulosic fibers using an internal sizing agent. The influence of the fiber surface charge density on HRP adsorption was studied via modification of the cellulosic fibers using TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidiniloxy radical)-mediated oxidation methods. Results showed that hydrophobic interactions had a much larger effect on HRP adsorption than electrostatic interactions. More hydrophobic fiber surfaces (lower polar surface energy) result in larger enzyme-fiber binding affinity constants and higher binding heterogeneity. It was also found that oxidation of the cellulosic fiber substrate reduces enzyme adsorption affinity but significantly increases the loading capacity per unit weight of the surface.     

辣根过氧化物酶电极在H2O2分析中的应用

辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)能催化过氧化氢与氢供体间的氧化还原反应,是当今生物传感器研究的热点之一.HRP分子内含有α-D-葡萄糖和α-D-甘露糖,是一种糖蛋白,在pH 7.0下,能与具有识别α-D-葡萄糖和α-D-甘露糖功能的外源植物凝集素伴刀豆球蛋白(Con A)结合.通过Con A与HRP之间的识别作用在半胱氨酸修饰的金表面构造HRP多层自组装膜电极,以亚甲蓝(MB)溶液为介体,对电极进行了电化学表征,并用该酶电极测定了过氧化氢浓度.     

Electrochemical behavior of horseradish peroxidase on WS2 nanosheet‐modified electrode and electrocatalytic investigation

In this paper, a WS₂ nanosheet was modified on the surface of a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE), and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was further fixed on the electrode with a Nafion film. Direct electrochemistry and bioelectrocatalysis of HRP incorporated on the modified electrode were investigated in detail. On Nafion/HRP/WS₂/CILE, a pair of well‐defined quasi‐reversible redox peaks appeared on the cyclic voltammogram, indicating that the presence of the WS₂ nanosheet on the electrode surface could provide a specific interface with large surface area for HRP and its direct electron transfer rate was greatly enhanced. The formal potential (E⁰) obtained was –0.179 V, which was the typical feature of heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) in HRP. The electron transfer coefficient (α) and the heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k_s) of HRP were calculated as 0.44 and 1.01 s^–1, respectively. This HRP‐modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of trichloroacetic acid and NaNO₂ with a wide linear range and low detection limit. Real samples were detected by this proposed method, indicating the successful fabrication of a new third‐generation electrochemical enzyme sensor utilizing the WS₂ nanosheet.     

Direct electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of osmium substituted horseradish peroxidase

In this contribution the substitution of the central protoporphyrin IX iron complex of horseradish peroxidase by the respective osmium porphyrin complex is described. The direct electrochemical reduction of the Os containing horseradish peroxidase (OsHRP) was achieved at ITO and modified glassy carbon electrodes and in combination with spectroscopy revealed the three redox couples Os^IIIHRP/Os^IVHRP, Os^IVHRP/Os^VHRP and Os^VHRP/Os^VIHRP. The midpoint potentials differ dependent on the electrode material used with E_1/2 (Os^III/IV) of − 0.4 V (ITO) and − 0.25 V (GC), E_1/2 (Os^IV/^V) of − 0.16 V (ITO) and + 0.10 V (GC), and E_1/2 (Os^V/VI)of + 0.18 V (ITO), respectively. Moreover, with immobilised OsHRP the direct electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide and tert-butyl hydroperoxide was observed. In comparison to electrodes modified with native HRP the sensitivity of the OsHRP-electrode for tert-butyl hydroperoxide is higher.     

Effects of sodium phosphate buffer on horseradish peroxidase thermal stability

Thermal stability of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was studied by differential scanning calorimetry, tryptophan fluorescence, the heme absorption and enzymatic activity analysis while the concentrations of sodium phosphate buffer ranged from 2.5 to 50 mM at pH 7.0. The results showed that the denaturation temperature (T _m) values decreased and the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence intensity of denatured HRP increased as sodium phosphate buffer concentration increased. Furthermore, the heme absorbance at 403 nm and enzymatic activity of HRP decreased with the increasing buffer concentrations. According to data obtained in this experiment, it can be concluded that sodium phosphate accelerated the denaturation process of HRP and reduced the thermal stability of HRP.     

Oxidative polymerization of p-alkylphenols catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase

Enzymatic oxidative polymerization of p-alkylphenols using horseradish peroxidase as catalyst has been carried out in two polymerization solvent systems: a mixture of phosphate buffer (pH 7) and 1,4-dioxane, and a reverse micellar solution, yielding powdery polymeric materials. The polymer yield was much dependent upon the type of alkyl group in the monomer as well as the solvent type. In case of the polymerization of umbranched alkylphenols in the aqueous 1,4-dioxane, the polymer yield increased with increasing chain length of the alkyl group from 1 to 5, and the yield of the polymer from hexyl or heptylphenol was almost the same as that of the pentyl derivative. The relationship between the type of substituent and the polymer yield in the reverse micellar system was different from that in the aqueous 1,4-dioxane; the highest yield was achieved from ethylphenol. The resulting polymers had molecular weight of several thousands. The polymer was estimated to be composed from a mixture of phenylene and oxyphenylene units from IR analyses. TG measurement exhibited that the polymer had relatively high thermal stability. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1453–1459, 1997     

Oxidative polymerization of phenylenediamines catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase

Ortho-, meta-, and para-phenylenediamines were polymerized using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant and horseradish peroxidase as a catalyst in mixed solvents of 1,4-dioxane and water. The yield of the polymers was strongly dependent on solvent composition, and maximum yields were obtained at 15–30% 1,4-dioxane. The analysis of circular dichroic spectra of the enzyme suggested that enzyme structure was significantly modified at high 1,4-dioxane contents, which may be responsible for the decrease of catalytic activity of the enzyme. On the basis of IR and electronic spectra of the polymers, it was considered that o- and p-phenylenediamine polymers retain disubstituted benzene nuclei, which suggests that the polymerization proceeded mainly via N—N coupling. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem. 36: 2593–2600, 1998     

基于氧化还原反应界面可视化定量检测辣根过氧化物酶

该文建立了一种可视化的、基于氧化还原反应界面移动距离定量检测辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)的方法。比较了隐色结晶紫显色体系和3,3′,5,5′-四甲基联苯胺显色体系对HRP的显色效率,并构建了基于3,3′,5,5′-四甲基联苯胺显色体系的氧化还原反应电泳滴定模型。同时,文中还设计了适用于该模型的小型化、便携式滴定检测芯片,并对滴定通道凝胶中组分进行了优化。结果表明,界面移动距离与HRP浓度存在对数线性关系,检测灵敏度可达0.002 mg/L,且可在10 min内完成HRP的裸眼检测。该方法不需要配备信号读取装置,用户只需要读取有色界面移动的距离即可实现对待测物的可视化定量检测,对于即时检测具有潜在的应用价值。