Dispersive analysis of immobilized enzyme reactors by flow-through microfluorometry

The performance of immobilized enzyme reactors depends not only on the intrinsic activity of the enzymes used, but also upon the attributes of the particles used for the immobilization of enzymes. Investigations of the reaction kinetics of these systems involve the analysis of their heterogeneity.     

Modification of milk using immobilized enzymes

The preparation and use of immobilized enzyme systems for the modification of the principle components of milk—casein, lactose, and butterfat—are discussed. Design of a pilot-scale bioreactor is described. Also the use of tea polyphenols as a crosslinking agent is reported. A review of methods for hydrolyzing lactose and characteristics of a concentrated liquid sweetener derived from dairy byproducts is presented. Further, the application of immobilized esterases to modify milk, cream, and butterfat is reported.     

Determination of intrinsic properties of immobilized enzymes

Staphylococcal nuclease has been insolubilized, directly through its amino groups, on CNBr-activated Sepharose 2B. For kinetic studies, a small substrate (thymidine 5′-(p-nitrophenyl phosphate) 3′-phosphate) has been used to measure the hydrolytic activity. With this system the absence of diffusional limitation has been proven. Eadie-Hofstee analysis of the data has been employed to determine the intrinsic kinetic constants of the insolubilized enzyme. Thek _cat-pH andK _M−pH profiles and the activation energies are similar for the soluble and for the insolubilized nuclease. At the same time conditions are established in which a stirred batch reactor containing particles of insolubilized nuclease behaves as an open system.     

Analytical applications of reactors containing immobilized enzymes

The theory for analytical packed-enzyme reactors is discussed and it is shown that a 100% conversion efficiency gives many advantages. This concept has been applied to methods for substrate determinations of urea, amino acids, and glucose. Enzyme reactors have also been used in the effluent from a Chromatographic column to enhance selectivity and sensitivity for cholesterol. Enzyme reactors for the determination of inhibitors, e.g. mercury ions, should be designed differently. A low conversion efficiency gives high sensitivity and a linear response.     

Use of immobilized enzymes in chemical analysis

Immobilized enzymes are becoming increasingly popular as analytical reagents because of their reusability, stability, and sensitivity to many inhibitors that would seriously interfere in assays using soluble enzymes. In this article, some of the kinetic and catalytic effects of immobilized enzymes in analysis will be discussed. The shift of the activity-pH profile curves on immobilization, the changes in temperature dependence, the inhibitor constants (K_i), Michaelis constants (K_m), and the maximum velocity ( V_max), plus others, will be discussed. Finally, the use of these immobilized enzymes in fluorometric and electrochemical monitoring systems will be shown, and the future of these reagents in various areas will be discussed. A survey of enzyme electrodes will be presented as an example of the use of immobilized enzymes. Application of immobilized enzyme technology to the assay of BUN, glucose, uric acid, amino acids, ethanol, and other metabolites will be discussed.     

Peptide synthesis by means of immobilized enzymes

-Chymotrypsin covalently bound to silica, enzacryl AA, and enzacryl AH catalyzes peptide bond formation between N-protected dipeptide methyl esters and H-Leu-NH₂ with results similar to those with the free enzyme. The influence of water-miscible and water-immiscible cosolvents, of the supports, and of the structure of the substrates is shown to be of importance for the ease of the chymotrypsin-medicated coupling reactions. The best yields were obtained using biphasic aqueous-organic solvent mixtures, silica-bound chymotrypsin, and substrates with leucine in the P₂-position. The yields of the syntheses are discussed in terms of the reactivity of substrates with similar structure in enzymatic hydrolyses. All the immobilized chymotrypsin preparations could be re-utilized successfully for further couplings. Abbreviations: IUPAC/IUB rules for peptides are followed, see Eur. J. Biochem.27, 201 (1972); Glt=4-carboxybutyrul (glutaryl),-Nan=4-nitroanilide. All amino acids except glycine are of L-configuration.     

Flow-through micro sensor using immobilized peroxidase with chemiluminometric FIA system for determining hydrogen peroxide.

A micromachined flow cell (overall size; 25 x 25 x 1 mm3) was designed for the fast determination of hydrogen peroxide, based on a luminol-H2O2 chemiluminescence reaction catalyzed by immobilized peroxidase (POD). The flow cell consisted of a sandwich of anisotropically etched silicon and glass chips and contained a spiral channel (20 turns, 50 cm long, 150 microm wide, 20 microm depth, channel volume 1.4 microl) and two holes (1 mm diameter). POD was covalently immobilized with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldietylenetriamine and glutaraldehyde on the inner surface of the channel. The chip was placed in front of a window of a photomultiplier tube and used as a flow cell in a single-line flow-injection analysis system using a luminol solution as a carrier solution. The sample volume for one measurement was 0.2 microl. The maximal sampling rate was 315 h(-1) at a carrier solution flow rate of 10 microl min(-1). A calibration graph for H2O2 was linear for 5 nM - 5 microM; the detection limit (signal-to-noise = 3) was 1 nM (7 fg in 0.2 microl injection). The H2O2 concentration in rainwater was determined using this sensor system.     

纳米载体固定化酶的最新研究进展

催化剂是化学工业的重要基础,其中酶是重要的高效天然催化剂。近年来,酶被越来越多地应用于工业领域,如精细化工、食品工业、制药工业、纺织业和制浆造纸。然而,由于游离酶存在价格昂贵及操作稳定性(特别是回收与重复使用性能)低等缺点,其在工业上的进一步应用受到一定限制。对酶进行固定化是解决上述问题的有效途径。一个理想的酶固定化技术需要载体具有良好的生物相容性和高比表面积,能够负载适量的酶并且具有很好的重复使用性能,固定化酶的过程简单温和,所得到的固定化酶制剂具有良好的催化性能、稳定性以及工业应用价值。尽管固定化酶技术经过了多年的发展,但仍需进一步研究。近几年,人们研究了基于纤维素纳米晶类、聚多巴胺类纳米载体以及生物相容性合成有机物纳米胶等新型载体对酶的固定化,取得了较好的成果。本文综述了这些新型纳米载体的制备以及酶的固定化过程,阐述了纳米载体固定化酶的结构和催化性能,并展望了发展前景。纤维素是全球产量最高、来源最广的生物聚合物。纤维素经过一定的酸(常用硫酸和盐酸)水解处理后,剩下的是具有高结晶度的纤维素纳米晶。它具有高比表面积、高机械强度和高长径比等优异性能。因此,研究者利用纤维素纳米晶作为载体进行酶固定化,获得了高负载量、高催化性能的固定化酶制剂。基于仿生矿化法制备的聚多巴胺类材料近年来获得研究者越来越多的关注。多巴胺具有良好的自聚合能力,可以对无机、有机等各种材料进行表面修饰。同时,聚多巴胺中含有的活性官能团可以与酶发生交联,从而达到固定化酶的效果。基于合成性聚合物纳米胶载体的固定化酶技术同样是一个新兴的、有意义的研究领域。相关的固定化过程可分为两大类：(1)在酶分子表面通过原位聚合生成纳米胶(growing-from过程);(2)将酶与预先合成的纳米胶进行交联(grafting-to过程)。其中, growing-from过程是先将酶分子丙烯酰化,再进行原位聚合。而原位聚合又可分为自由基聚合、原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)和可逆加成-断裂链转移聚合(RAFT)。其中, ATRP和 RAFT主要用于制备环境响应型的酶-聚合物纳米凝胶。     

Lysis of bacteria in aerosol by immobilized enzymes

Bacteriolytic enzymes (protease and β-1,3-glucanase) produced byAchromobacter lunatus were immobilized in collagen membrane. Approximately 20% of intactBacillus subtilis in aerosol was lyzed by the bacteriolytic enzyme-collagen membrane at the space velocity of 2×l0³.     

High activity of enzymes immobilized in colloidal nanoreactors

We present a novel type of nanoreactor suitable for the immobilization of enzymes. The particles used consist of a polystyrene core onto which long chains of poly(acrylic acid) are grafted ("spherical polyelectrolyte brush"). Proteins adsorbed spontaneously onto these particles from aqueous solutions if the ionic strength is low. We immobilized glucoamylase on these particles and showed that this enzyme keeps nearly its full activity. This is shown by analyzing the enzymatic activity in terms of the Michaelis-Menten kinetics. No leaching out of the enzyme takes place during the reaction and the colloidal stability is not impeded by the adsorbed biomolecules. The data presented here suggest that the principle of immobilizing enzymes on these particles may be of general use.The Figure shows a schematic representation of the colloidal nanoreactors.     

Flow-through chemiluminescence sensor using immobilized oxidases for the selective determination of L-glutamate in a flow-injection system.

A selective and sensitive chemiluminometric flow sensor for the determination of L-glutamate in serum, based on immobilized oxidases such as glutamate oxidase (GOD), uricase (UC) and peroxidase (POD), is described herein. The principle for the selective chemiluminometric detection for L-glutamate is based on coupled reactions of four sequentially aligned immobilized oxidases, UC/POD/GOD/POD in a flow cell. The immobilized UC was employed to decompose urate, which is one of the major interfering components in serum for a luminol-H2O2 chemiluminescence reaction. The H2O2 produced from the UC reaction readily reacted with reducing components, such as ascorbate and glutathione, and then the excess H2O2 was decomposed by the immobilized POD. L-Glutamate in the sample plug was enzymatically converted to H2O2 with immobilized GOD. Subsequently, the peroxide reacts with luminol on the immobilized POD to produce chemiluminescence, proportional to glutamate concentration. The enzymes were immobilized on tresylated poly(vinyl alcohol beads). The immobilized enzymes were packed into TPFE tube (1.0 mm i.d. x 60 cm), in turn, and used as a flow cell. The sampling rate was 30 h-1. The calibration graph for L-glutamate is linear for 20 nM-5 microM; the detection limit (signal-to-noise = 3) is 10 nM.     

Amperometric acetylcholine and choline sensors with immobilized enzymes

Acetylcholine and choline sensors are prepared by immbilizing enzymes on nylon net attached to a hydrogen peroxide snsor. Choline oxidase is used for the choline sensor; acetylcholinesterase choline oxidase are used for acetylcholine. The platinum/silver electrode pair is polarized at +0.6 V. The assembly is protected with an acetate cellulose membrane to enhance selectivity. The ranges measured are 1–10 μmol l^?1 in 0.1–1 ml of sample. The response times are 1–2 min.     

Thermal inactivation of immobilized enzymes: A kinetic study

The thermal inactivation kinetics of chymotrypsin, trypsin, and—-amylase bound to silica, polyacrylamide, and polystyrene were studied at different temperatures. The inactivation curves were analyzed by a kinetic model, assuming a first-order reaction of differently stable enzyme fractions on the matrix. In all cases the assumption of two enzyme fractions with distinctly different inactivation constants was sufficient for describing the inactivation progress (standard deviations between experimental and calculated inactivation curves, 1-4%). Both the inactivation constants as well as the relative concentrations of the enzyme fractions were found to change in dependence on temperature.     

Activity of enzymes immobilized on microspheres with thermosensitive hairs

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)s (PNIPAMs) carboxylated at one chain end or both ends were prepared by polymerization using 4,4-azobis(N,N,-cyanopentanoic acid) (V-501) as an initiator and β-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as a chain transfer reagent. One end group of PNIPAM carboxylated at both ends was conjugated with latex particles, and another with trypsin using carbodiimide. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed that PNIPAM on the particles exhibited a drastic phase transition, and that the transition temperature was largely elevated when the enzyme was immobilized at the chain end. Therefore, PNIPAM on the particles showed two phase transitions because of the coexistence of the enzyme-conjugated and non-conjugated PNIPAMs. The activity of trypsin immobilized on the particles with the PNIPAM spacer showed significant temperature dependence. The apparent relative activity increased above the transition temperature of non enzyme-conjugated PNIPAM on the particles. One of the reasons for this is that the diffusion of the substrate changed discontinuously around the transition temperature. Therefore, the temperature dependence of the enzymatic activity was significantly affected by the molecular size of the substrates. The enzymatic activity was also influenced by the surface density of trypsin and PNIPAM on the particle, and the molecular weight of the PNIPAM spacer.     

A stopped-flow instrument for reaction-rate measurements with immobilized enzymes

A stopped-flow instrument that provides direct and continuous monitoring of reactions catalyzed by enzymes immobilized inside open tubes is described. The instrument allows complete reaction progress curves to be obtained during a single experiment. Because the reaction occurs under static conditions, the kinetics are controlled only by diffusion and the inherent enzyme reaction rate. The kinetics constants for lactate dehydrogenase covalently bound inside nylon tubing and in aqueous solution were determined and compared.     

Electrochemical biosensors based on enzymes immobilized in electropolymerized films

A review based on 135 references concerns the design and properties of electrochemical biosensors for 13 different substrates of enzymatic reactions. In the sensors discussed the enzymes are immobilized within or on the top of electropolymerized films, mostly of conducting polymers. Amperometric detection is most often used for internal electrochemical sensing.Dedicated to our late colleague Wojciech Matuszewski     

Determination of phenol and catechol concentrations with oxygen probes coated with immobilized enzymes or immobilized cells

The enzyme phenol 2-hydroxylase was immobilized on Sepharose and used in conjunction with an O₂ electrode for quantitating phenol. Similarly, catechol 1,2-oxygenase was used for quantitating catechol. A third probe was prepared by immobilization ofTrichosporon cutaneum cells rather than purified phenol 2-hydroxylase for phenol quantitation. The whole cell system gave results comparable to the immobilized enzyme system.     

铈基介孔金属有机骨架固定化酶的构建及催化性能

金属有机骨架(MOF)材料由于其孔隙率高、比表面积大以及具有发达的内联通孔道结构等优点,可以作为优良的生物分子固定化载体。通过表面活性自组装策略制备了铈基介孔MOF(Ce-MOF-F),表征结果表明,该材料有大的比表面积和呈辐射状的介孔孔道结构。以其为载体、南极假丝酵母脂肪酶B(CALB)为模型酶,通过物理吸附法制备了生物催化剂CALB@Ce-MOF-F,对该固定化酶的酶载量和催化性能进行了研究。在优化条件下,CALB的负载量为162.0mg/g载体,水解活性为899.1U/g蛋白。与游离CALB相比,CALB@Ce-MOF-F表现出对高温、酸碱和有机溶剂等有更强的耐受性;将Ce-MOF-F用于多种酶的固定化,研究其作为载体的普适性,结果表明,介孔Ce-MOF-F对洋葱伯克氏菌脂肪酶(BCL)和漆酶有良好的固定效果,可以作为良好载体,并能对酶起到较好的保护作用。     

Stopped-flow kinetic determination of glucose and lactate with immobilized enzymes

Kinetic procedures are described for the measurement of lactate and glucose with enzymes immobilized in the observation cellof a stopped-flow spectrophotometer. Kinetic data are obtained by two-point or multipoint methods with data acquisition over any time range desired. Glucose was quantified in a fixed-time mode with a linear range of 0–10 mM. Lactate was quantified in the range 0–50 μM by obtaining the slope of the absorbance/time profile between 10 and 20 s after each reaction was initiated. Results for these two substrates in control sera are presented.