A kinetic study of synthesis of amoxicillin using penicillin G acylase immobilized on agarose

We presenta kinetic model for the synthesis of amoxicillin from p-hydroxyphenylglycine methyl ester and 6-aminopenicillanic acid, catalyzed by penicillin G acylase immobilized on agarose, at 25°C. Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters (with and without inhibition) were obtained from initial velocity data (pH 7.5 and 6.5). Amoxicillin synthesis reactions were used to validate the kinetic model after checking mass transport effects. A reasonable representation of this system was achieved under some operational conditions, but the model failed under others. Nevertheless, it will be useful whenever a simplified model is required, e.g., in model-based control algorithms for the enzymatic reactor.     

Efficient synthesis of cefadroxil in [Bmim][NTf2]‐phosphate cosolvent by magnetic immobilized penicillin G acylase

For the first time, cefadroxil was synthesized from 7‐Amino‐3‐desacetoxycephalosporanic acid and d ‐hydroxyphenylglycine methyl ester in [Bmim][NTf₂]‐phosphate cosolvent capable of dissolving the substrates using the penicillin G acylase (PGA) immobilized on the micrometer‐size magnetic polymer microspheres having high activity of 2,083 U/g. The high synthesis/hydrolysis (S/H) ratio of 1.12 was achieved with 79.0% yield, where only the S/H ratio of 0.19 and yield of 20.0% was obtained using free PGA under the identical optimum reaction conditions. Cefadroxil had been synthesized efficiently in [Bmim][NTf₂]‐phosphate cosolvent by the magnetic immobilized PGA, which illuminated that there are two very critical and essential designs, that is, effective support and suitable solvent system by PGA, in enzymatic synthesis of cefadroxil. Obviously, there is great potential for the magnetic immobilized PGA and ionic liquid solvent in application to biocatalysis.     

Immobilization of modified penicillin G acylase on Sepabeads carriers

An approach to stable covalent immobilization of chemically modified penicillin G acylase from Escherichia coli on Sepabeads® carriers with high retention of hydrolytic activity and thermal stability is presented. The two amino-activated polymethacrylate particulate polymers with different spacer lengths used in the study were Sepabeads® EC EA and Sepabeads® EC HA. The enzyme was first modified by cross-linking with polyaldehyde derivatives of starch in order to provide it with new useful functions. Such modified enzyme was then covalently immobilized on amino supports. The method seems to provide a possibility to couple the enzyme without risking a reaction at the active site which might cause the loss of activity. Performances of these immobilized biocatalysts were compared with those obtained by the conventional method with respect to activity and thermal stability. The thermal stability study shows that starch-PGA immobilized on Sepabeads EC-EA was almost 4.5-fold more stable than the conventionally immobilized one and 7-fold more stable than free non-modified PGA. Similarly, starch-PGA immobilized on Sepabeads EC-HA was around 1.5- fold more stable than the conventionally immobilized one and almost 9.5-fold more stable than free non-modified enzyme.     

青霉素G酰化酶在含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球上的固定化（英文）

青霉素G酰化酶(PGA)是一种重要的工业生物催化剂,常用于以青霉素G为底物生产7-氨基去乙酰氧基头孢烷酸(7-ADCA)和6-氨基青霉烷酸(6-APA)等半合成β-内酰胺类抗生素.然而,PGA较差的稳定性和可重复使用性能限制了其在工业上的广泛应用.因此,将PGA固定在固体载体上是很有必要的,可以形成一种可重复使用的高性能的多相催化剂.用于生物酶固定化的良好载体应具备以下条件:(1)载体表面具有可用于与生物酶多点结合的高密度的官能团;(2)载体具有较大的比表面积以固定更多的生物酶.通常情况下,可以通过减小载体的粒径来增加其比表面积,然而,小粒径的载体很难从反应混合液中分离出来,造成固定化酶回收使用困难.为了将聚合物微球的优异固定化性能与磁性纳米粒子的独特顺磁性结合起来,我们制备了一种含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球作为PGA的固定化载体.但由于Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒具有较高的表面能,在反相悬浮聚合反应过程中容易团聚成大颗粒,从而导致制备的顺磁性聚合物微球的磁体含量、表面形貌和粒径分布存在差异.此外,Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒与聚合反应单体之间的相容性不好,使得部分磁性颗粒不能很好地包埋于聚合物微球内部,影响固定化酶的活性和操作稳定性.本文以N,N′–亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,以甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯和烯丙基缩水甘油醚为功能性单体,用反相悬浮聚合方法在SiO_2包覆的Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒表面成功制备出含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球.用SEM,FT-IR,XRD,VSM和低温氮气吸附等手段对含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球进行了表征.研究了SiO_2对Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒的包覆和Fe_3O_4/SiO_2纳米颗粒的数量对于固定化酶的初始活性和操作稳定性的影响.SiO_2在反相悬浮聚合过程中发挥重要作用,用SiO_2对Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒进行亲水性改性,有效改善了Fe_3O_4纳米颗粒与聚合反应单体的相容性,将其引入反相悬浮聚合体系中,可以制备得到球形度好、粒径分布均匀和超顺磁性的含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球,其中当Fe_3O_4/SiO_2纳米颗粒的质量比为7.5%时制备的含环氧基团的顺磁性聚合物微球具有最好的PGA固定化性能.PGA通过其活性非必需侧链基团–氨基与顺磁性聚合物微球表面的环氧基团的共价结合来制备顺磁性固定化酶,该固定化PGA的初始活性为430 U/g(wet),在外加磁场的作用下容易回收使用,重复使用10次后可保留99%的初始活性,具有良好的热稳定性和酸碱稳定性,具有较好的工业应用前景.     

Recent progress in the development of immobilized penicillin G acylase for chemical and industrial applications: A mini‐review

Immobilized penicillin G acylase (PGA) as an important industrial catalyst can catalyze penicillin G potassium (PG) to 6‐aminopenicillanic acid (6‐APA). 6‐APA is an important intermediate for semisynthetic penicillin drugs, which occupies a huge market space in the anti‐inflammatory field; as a result, immobilized PGA occupies a huge market space in the pharmaceutical field. However, at present, there are different degrees of defects in the preparation and production process of immobilized PGAs on the market because of the huge demand; therefore, the performance of immobilized PGA and its productivity will bring huge economic benefits to enterprises. Therefore, research on immobilized PGA has always been a focus. This review first introduces the source, classification, structure, and catalytic mechanism of PGA and then studies the development of immobilization methods, immobilized carriers, reaction media, enzyme activity regeneration, and reactors of immobilized PGA in recent years.     

Di-functional magnetic nanoflowers: A highly efficient support for immobilizing penicillin G acylase

The novel di-functional magnetic nanoflowers (DMNF) which had both epoxy groups and hydrophilic catechol as well as phthaloquinone groups capable of covalently coupling of penicillin G acylase (PGA) were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer, N₂ adsorption, and so on. The studies showed that DMNF possessed “hierarchical petal” structure of nanosheets had specific saturation magnetization of 39.7 emu/g and average pore diameter of 25.4 nm as well as specific surface area of 17.28 m²/g. For hydrolysis of penicillin G potassium catalyzed by the PGA immobilized on DMNF with enzyme loading of 106 mg/g-support, its apparent activity reached 2,667 U/g, which benefited from the “hierarchical petal” and large pore structure of the magnetic DMNF leading to high enzyme loading and fast diffusion of substrate molecules to the immobilized PGA to reaction. The apparent activity of the immobilized PGA could keep 2,408 U/g (above 90% of its initial activity) after repeating use for 10 cycles. The magnetic immobilized PGA exhibited excellent operational stability due to covalently coupling of the enzyme molecules between the support by covalent interaction of the amino groups of PGA and the reactive groups of epoxy, catechol, and phthaloquinone groups on DMNF. Furthermore, the PGA displayed good acid and alkaline resistance as well as thermal stability by immobilization using DMNF.     

Optimization of yield in kinetically controlled synthesis of ampicillin with immobilized penicillin acylase in organic media

Immobilized penicillin acylase is a moderately priced versatile enzyme, that is able to catalyze the synthesis of derived penicillins and cephalosporins from the corresponding β-lactam nuclei and proper side-chain precursors. Kinetically controlled synthesis is a better strategy when product yield is a key issue. Yield should increase at reduced water activity by depressing the competing hydrolytic reactions in favor of synthesis; therefore, organic cosolvents can be a suitable reaction media for synthesis. Using response surface methodology and product yield as objective function, temperature and pH were optimized in the kinetically controlled synthesis of ampicillin using previously screened cosolvents and reaction conditions. Optimum pH was 6.0 for ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol (GL) and 6.6 for 1–2 propanediol (PD); optimum temperature was 30°C for GL and for EG and PD was in the lower extreme of the range studied, optimum lying below 26°C. Maximum molar yields predicted by the model were 58,51, and 46% for EG, GL, and PD, respectively, which were experimentally validated. Highest yield in aqueous buffer was always <40%. Molar yields about 60% compare favorably with values reported for the kinetically and thermodynamically controlled synthesis of ampicillin and other derived penicillins.     

Novel approaches to the purification of penicillin acylase

Penicillin acylase ofE. coli NCIM 2400 has been purified to homogeneity using a combination of hydrophobic interaction chromatography and DEAE-cellulose treatment. A variety of substituted matrices were synthesized using D- or DL-phenylglycine, norleucine, ampicillin, or amoxycillin as ligands, all of which retained penicillin acylase at high concentrations of ammonium sulfate or sodium sulfate. The enzyme could be eluted nonbiospecifically by buffer of lower ionic strength with over 95% recovery of the activity. Ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, and potassium chloride were ineffective in either adsorption or elution of the enzyme on these columns. Further purification of this partially pure enzyme with DEAE-cellulose at pH 7.0–7.2 yielded an enzyme preparation of very high purity according to electrophoretic and ultracentrifugal analyses, its specific activity being as high as 37 U/mg protein. The purifiedf enzyme has a molecular weight of 67,000 a sedimentation coefficient of 4.0S, and resolves into two forms upon isoelectric focusing. Overall recoveries ranged between 75 and 85%. Ease of operation, high recoveries, high purity of the enzyme and prolonged reuse of the conjugates make the process economically feasible and possibly of great commercial importance.     

Efficient continuous kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutanol over immobilized penicillin G acylase

In this paper, an efficient method was established for continuous kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutanol by selective hydrolysis of N-phenylacetyl (±)-2-aminobutanol over immobilized penicillin G acylase (PGA) in a fixed-bed reactor. Several N-acylated derivatives of 2-aminobutanol were screened in batch experiments, and it was found that the hydrolysis of N-phenylacetyl (±)-2-aminobutanol proceeded smoothly in the presence of immobilized penicillin G acylase with satisfied enantioselectivity. Thus, the reaction parameters were optimized in a fixed-bed reactor. Under the optimized conditions, 39.3% conversion of N-phenylacetyl (±)-2-aminobutanol and 98.2% ee value of S-2-aminobutanol were obtained. This fixed-bed system was operated continuously for 40 h without significant decrease of enzyme activity. It has been demonstrated to be more efficient compared to the batch experiments.     

Organically modified xerogels as novel tailor-made supports for covalent immobilisation of enzymes (penicillin G acylase)

A novel application of organically modified silicates for covalent immobilisation of penicillin G acylase is reported. The immobilisation is efficient and the enzymatic preparation shows high specific activity and thermal stability. The technique opens new perspectives for the preparation of innovative tailor-made supports matching specific requirements of enzymatic processes.     

Immobilization of penicillin G acylase on poly[(glycidyl methacrylate)-co-(glycerol monomethacrylate)]-grafted magnetic microspheres

Poly[(glycidyl methacrylate)-co-(glycerol monomethacrylate)]-grafted magnetic microspheres were prepared by graft random copolymerization via ATRP from polymer microspheres with dispersed Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles. Penicillin G acylase (PGA) was immobilized onto the polymer brush-grafted magnetic microspheres. The immobilized PGA prepared with initial glycidyl methacrylate/glycerol monomethacrylate ratios of 40/60 to 60/40 possessed higher catalytic activity than that prepared with higher proportions of glycidyl methacrylate in the initial monomer mixture. The immobilized PGA showed high thermal stability and enhanced tolerability to the pH variance.     

Stabilization ofEscherichia coli penicillin G acylase by polyethylene glycols against thermal inactivation

The effects of five polyethylene glycol (PEG) compounds of different molecular weight on the thermal stability of penicillin G acylase (PGA) obtained from a mutant ofEscherichia coli ATCC 11105 have been investigated. The molecular weights of PEG compounds were 400, 4000, 6000, 10,000, and 15,000. The thermal inactivation mechanisms of both native and PEG-containing PGA were considered to obey first order inactivation kinetics during prolonged heat treatments. Optimal concentrations of PEGs at molecular weights of 400,4000, 6000,10,000, and 15,000 were found to be 250,150,150,100, and 50 mM, respectively. The greatest enhancement of thermostability was observed with PEG 4000 and PEG 6000, as a nearly 20-fold increase above 50°C. PGA showed almost the same temperature activity profile and optimal temperature values both in the presence and absence of PEG. The addition of PEGs did not cause any change in the optimal temperature value of PGA, but the parametersV _m ,K _m , the activation energy, and thek _cat values of enzyme were markedly decreased because of the mixed inhibition by PEG compounds. The type of inhibition was found to be hyperbolic uncompetitive.     

Biocatalytic Langmuir–Blodgett assemblies based on penicillin G acylase

The recently developed ‘protective plate’ method offers the possibility to include protein layers into a Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) assembly without contact of protein molecules with the air–water interface thus avoiding their denaturation. In the present work, this technique was applied for the deposition of biocatalysts with active layers of penicillin G acylase (PGA), an enzyme widely used for medicine production. Easy selection of LB and adsorbed layers resulted in the creation of appropriate environments for the preservation of PGA functions. Two structures were tested regarding such performances as the enzymatic activity value and the level of PGA detachment in aqueous solutions. It was shown that they satisfy the requirements for biocatalytic applications. The enzymatic activity of PGA monolayer incorporated into the film reached 25–30% of the activity value of the equivalent amount of protein in the solution, which is a good result for an immobilized enzyme. Further modification of the deposition procedure resulted in increasing the effective activity per unit of the substrate surface due to adsorption of a thicker protein layer in one cycle. Probably, a three-dimensional frame-like structure was formed, which allowed the substrate molecules to penetrate into the film. The enzymatic activity of such films per unit of the substrate surface was 20–25 times higher than that of the assemblies with one adsorbed monolayer. Finally, the method is proposed of biocatalytic LB assembly deposition onto flexible supports of practically unlimited length without the exposure of protein layer to air medium.     

Application of monolayer engineering for immobilization of penicillin G acylase

Present communication is concerned with the application of monolayer engineering, in particular of ‘protective plate’ technique, for the fabrication of alternate-layer assemblies based on enzyme penicillin G acylase. Several structures are compared with each other. The deposited films are tested to determine the values of enzymatic activity and the level of protein detachment in aqueous solutions. As the result, the deposition procedure is found, which enables to obtain biocatalytic media with enhanced performances. The biocatalyst efficiency is proved by three independent techniques including direct yield determination with HPLC. The advantage of applied method of enzyme immobilization with respect to other techniques is demonstrated.     

The engineering and immobilization of penicillin G acylase onto thermo‐sensitive tri‐block copolymer system

In this work, the relationships between catalytic performances of penicillin G acylase (PGA) and the molar ratio of carrier, thermo‐sensitive tri‐block polymer, poly (N,N‐diethylacrylamide‐b‐ β‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate‐b‐glycidyl methacrylate) (PDEA‐b‐PHEMA‐b‐PGMA) were studied firstly, and result documented the optimal molar ratio was n_DEA:n_HEMA:n_GMA = 100:47:24, which presented a suitable lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of 35°C and the activity retention ratio of 80.62% (±0.50%). Based on the suitable carrier, immobilization conditions were investigated and optimized. When pH of solution, concentration of PGA, immobilized time, and immobilization temperature were 8.0, 1/10 (m/v), 16 hours, and 36°C, respectively, enzyme loading capacity (L), enzyme activity (Ea), and activity retention ratio (Ar) of PGA arrived at the highest value of 21 223 U, 16 199 U/g, and 93.50% (±0.50%), respectively. Besides, the response rate (Rr) of immobilized PGA was the same as free PGA, the reusable stability (Rs) was 77.00% (±1.00%) after using for 11 times, which indicated that the carrier has better compatibility with L, Ar, Rs, and Rr.     

Immobilization of penicillin acylase in porous beads of polyacrylamide gel

A procedure is described for the immobilization of benzylpenicillin acylase from Escherichia coli within uniformly spherical, porous polyacrylamide gel beads. Aqueous solutions of the enzyme and sodium alginate and of acrylamide monomer, N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N,N,N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED) and sodium alginate are cooled separately, mixed, and dropped immediately into ice-cold, buffered calcium formate solution, pH 8.5, to give calcium alginate-coated beads. The beads are left for 30-60 min in the cold calcium formate solution for polyacrylamide gel formation. The beads are then treated with a solution of glutaraldehyde and the calcium alginate subsequently leached out with a solution of potassium phosphate. Modification of the native enzyme with glutaraldehyde results in a slight enhancement in the rate of hydrolysis of benzylpenicillin at pH 7.8 and 0.05M substrate concentration. The enzyme entrapped in porous polyacrylamide gel beads shows no measurable diffusional limitation in stirred reactors, catalyzing the hydrolysis of the substrate at a rate comparable to that of the glutaraldehyde-modified native enzyme. The immobilized enzyme preparation has been used in batch mode over 90 cycles without any apparent loss in hydrolytic activity.     

乙烯基Ia3d介孔硅分子筛的环氧化及其固定化青霉素酰化酶(英文)

采用直接共聚法合成表面含有乙烯基的具有立方相Ia3d结构的介孔硅分子筛(V-ClMS),然后对乙烯基团进行环氧化制备得到表面环氧基功能化的介孔硅分子筛(E-CIMS),采用X射线衍射、N2吸附-脱附、透射电镜、热重分析和13C固体核磁共振对制备的介孔硅分子筛进行了表征.结果表明,表面含有乙烯基的V-ClMS介孔硅分子筛能被一步成功合成,并易于发生环氧化而获得表面环氧基功能化的E-CIMS介孔硅分子筛.将E-CIMS介孔硅分子筛作为载体用于固定化青霉素G酰化酶(PGA),研究了表面环氧基团对固定化PGA初活性和操作稳定性的影响.结果表明,随着表面环氧基团数量的增加,介孔硅分子筛孔径减小,表面疏水性增加,导致载酶量和初活性减小.但介孔硅分子筛表面适量的环氧基团能增强E-CIMS介孔硅分子筛与PGA之间的相互作用,从而提高固定化PGA的操作稳定性.     

Radiation-induced polymerization for the immobilization of penicillin acylase

The immobilization ofEscherichia coli penicillin acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) was investigated by radiation-induced polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate at low temperature. A leak-proof composite that does not swell in water was obtained by adding the crosslinking agent trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate to the monomer-aqueous enzyme mixture. Penicillin acylase, which was immobilized with greater than 70% yield, possessed a higherK _m value toward the substrate 6-nitro-3-phenylacetamidobenzoic acid than the free enzyme form (K _m = 1.7 × 10⁻⁵ and 1 × 10⁻⁵M, respectively). The structural stability of immobilized penicillin acylase, as assessed by heat, guanidinium chloride, and pH denaturation profiles, was very similar to that of the free-enzyme form, thus suggesting that penicillin acylase was entrapped in its native state into aqueous free spaces of the polymer matrix.     

磁性聚合物微球固定化青霉素G酰化酶制备光学纯(S)-2-氯苯甘氨酸

通过反相悬浮聚合法制备了超顺磁性环氧聚合物微球用于固定化青霉素G酰化酶,利用磁性固定化酶催化N-苯乙酰-(R,S)-2-氯苯甘氨酸进行不对称水解反应,制备出(S)-2-氯苯甘氨酸单一对映体。磁性固定化酶催化水解反应的适宜条件为:底物浓度100 mg·m L-1,反应温度和时间30℃和12 h,反应溶液p H 8.0。在此条件下,N-苯乙酰-(R,S)-2-氯苯甘氨酸的转化率为48.8%,产物(S)-2-氯苯甘氨酸的对映体过量值eep达99.4%。磁场下回收磁性固定化青霉素G酰化酶,重复使用6次,底物的转化率和产物的对映体过量值分别为47.8%和91.4%。