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Morus alba leaves are a natural product with great antidiabetic potential. However, the therapeutic efficacy of natural products is usually achieved through the interaction of active compounds with specific targets. Among them, active compounds with multi-target therapeutic functions are more effective than single-target enzymes. In this study, a bienzyme system was constructed by co-immobilizing α-amylase and α-glucosidase onto Fe3 O4 for affinity screening of dual-target active components in the complex extract from M. alba leaves. As a result, a potential active compound was selectively screened by ligand fishing, separated by high-speed countercurrent chromatography using a solvent system of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (3:2:5, v/v), and identified as rutin. In addition, the result of molecular docking showed that rutin could interact with the active center of α-amylase and α-glucosidase through multiple hydrogen bonds, van der Waals forces, etc. to play an inhibitory role. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the polydopamine magnetically immobilized bienzyme system for dual-target affinity screening of active substances. This study not only reveals the chemical basis of the antidiabetic activity of M. alba leaves from a dual-target perspective, but also promotes the progress of multitarget affinity screening.
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Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases , Morus , Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases/análise , Extratos Vegetais/química , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , alfa-Glucosidases , alfa-Amilases/análise , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Hipoglicemiantes/análise , Rutina/análise , Fenômenos Magnéticos , Morus/química , Folhas de Planta/químicaRESUMO
Enzymes encapsulated in metal-organic frameworks (enzyme@MOFs), as a promising immobilized enzyme, were investigated for intrinsic catalytic activities at the single entity level via a stochastic collision electrochemical technique. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks with amorphous (aZIF-8) and crystalline (ZIF-8) structures were chosen as model MOFs to encapsulate glucose oxidase (GOx). We carried out single enzyme@MOF nanoparticle (NP) collision experiments using the carbon ultramicroelectrode (CUME), which demonstrated that the catalytic activity of GOx@ZIF-8 NPs was much less than GOx@aZIF-8 NPs. Meanwhile, the kcat and TON per GOx in aZIF-8 NPs were obtained, revealing the intrinsic catalytic activity of GOx in aZIF-8 NPs at the single entity level. This strategy is the first approach for investigating enzyme@MOFs at a single entity level, which can not only broaden the horizons of single entity electrochemistry (SEE) but also provide further insights into research on electrochemistry, catalysis, and nanocomposites.
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Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Nanocompostos/química , Nanopartículas/química , Catálise , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/instrumentação , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/análise , Nanocompostos/análise , Nanopartículas/análise , Processos EstocásticosRESUMO
HIGHLIGHTS Arsenic is considered as one of the highly hazardous elements in the environment and a serious carcinogen for the human health. An enzymatic method has been described by using arsenite oxidase for arsenic detection. Residual activity of the immobilized enzyme was 43% of the initial activity after being recycled 10 times.
Abstract Arsenic is considered as one of the highly hazardous elements in the environment and a serious carcinogen for the human health. More attention has taken towards the arsenic due to its presence in ground water in India, China, Bangladesh, Inner Mongolia and several other regions of the world. It's been a challenge to remove arsenic due to the lack of its efficient detection approach in the complicated environmental matrix. The proposed method describes an enzymatic method for arsenic determination using arsenite oxidase, which catalyzes the oxidation of arsenite to arsenate. Hence, a colorimetric PVC strip with immobilized arsenite oxidase has been developed to detect the arsenic concentration and also having potential for the field-testing. The influence of the optimal conditions i.e. pH, temperature, storage stability, and reusability of free and immobilized enzyme were evaluated and compared. The results have shown that the stabilities were significantly enhanced compared with free counterpart. Residual activity of the immobilized enzyme was 43% of the initial activity after being recycled 10 times. We approve that this novel low cost immobilized carrier presents a new approach in large scale applications and expected to act as a model for establishment of indigenous arsenic sensor in miniature form.
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Humanos , Arsênio/análise , Cloreto de Polivinila/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Água Subterrânea/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Oxirredutases , Biodegradação AmbientalRESUMO
Capillary electrophoresis is a modern separation technique characterized by many benefits, which qualify it also for enzyme assays and the study of enzyme kinetics during drug development. Homogeneous or heterogeneous approaches can be followed for the enzymatic incubation. In this study, an immobilization procedure of aldehyde oxidase on magnetic particles was developed considering their integration with capillary electrophoresis. A number of magnetic nano/microparticle types were tested for this purpose, showing that aldehyde oxidase was most active when immobilized on bare silica magnetic nanoparticles. Primarily, the reusability of the enzyme immobilized on bare silica nanoparticles was tested. Three consecutive incubations with substrate could be performed, but the activity considerably dropped after the first incubation. One reason could be an enzyme detachment from the nanoparticles, but no release was detected neither at 4°C nor at 37°C during 5 h. The drop in enzymatic activity observed in consecutive incubations, could also be due to inactivation of the enzyme over time at given temperature. For the immobilized enzyme stored at 4°C, the activity decreased to 83% after 5 h, in contrast with a steep decrease at 37°C to 37%.
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Aldeído Oxidase/análise , Ensaios Enzimáticos , Aldeído Oxidase/metabolismo , Eletroforese Capilar , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , TemperaturaRESUMO
There is a growing trend in the pharmaceutical industry towards substituting conventional chemical synthesis routes of semi-synthetic ß-lactam antibiotics (SSBAs) through environmentally sustainable enzymatic processes. These have advantages such as cost reduction in terms of solvent and waste treatment and time saving owing to fewer reaction steps. Penicillin G acylase (PGA) is an industrially important enzyme that is mainly used to catalyze the synthesis of SSBAs. In this study, we established an integrative strategy using three different analytical methods for determining the PGA-associated residual protein content, which is a critical quality issue in the end product. Cefaclor was taken as representative example of SSBAs. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FD) allowed the routine analysis of PGA residual proteins and other low molecular weight (MW) impurities with high detection specificity and sensitivity, comparable to those of the Bradford assay and microfluidic protein chip electrophoresis. However, these latter two methods were superior for quantitative and qualitative analysis, respectively, and should be regarded as necessary adjuncts to the HPLC-FD method. By combining the three methods, trace levels of residual proteins were detected in four (out of 13) cefaclor bulk samples from two different manufacturers, with a major protein MW of â¼63â¯kDa. This suggests that the higher MW PGA subunit tends to persist in the end product. The integrative determination strategy described here can be used to evaluate SSBA bulk samples and monitor the process of SSBA manufacturing by enzymatic methods, especially in terms of inter-batch consistency and process stability.
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Antibacterianos/análise , Cefaclor/análise , Penicilina Amidase/análise , Controle de Qualidade , Tecnologia Farmacêutica/métodos , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Antibacterianos/normas , Biocatálise , Cefaclor/síntese química , Cefaclor/normas , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Penicilina Amidase/metabolismo , Tecnologia Farmacêutica/normasRESUMO
Cytochrome P450 (CYP450), and in particular CYP3A4, is the most abundantly expressed CYP450 isozyme implicated in many drug-drug and medicinal plant-drug interactions. Therefore, incorporation of CYP3A4 enzyme screening at an early stage of drug discovery is preferable in order to avoid enzymatic interactions. Here we present for the first time a paper-based CYP3A4 immobilized sol-gel-derived a platform using resorufin benzyl ether as a fluorogenic enzyme substrate used to investigate enzyme activity. The fluorescence intensity of the product can be simply quantified by using a handheld digital microscope and an image analysis software. The limit of quantitation was 0.35⯵M with good precision (RSDsâ¯<â¯4.1%). Furthermore, the assay of CYP3A4 activity on the developed paper-based device provided comparable results with those obtained from conventional well-plates (pâ¯>â¯0.05), while offering simplicity and lower cost. Kinetic parameters of the immobilized CYP3A4 in sol-gel coated paper were calculated from the Lineweaver-Burk plot, including Michaelis constant (Km) and maximum velocity (Vmax), which were 2.71⯱â¯0.35⯵M and 0.43⯱â¯0.05⯵M/min, respectively. Moreover, a functional test of these devices was conducted by assessments of known CYP3A4 inhibitors (i.e. ketoconazole, itraconazole) and inducers (i.e. phenytoin, carbamazepine). To further demonstrate the broad range of uses, the devices were utilized to assay plant extracts i.e. Areca catechu seeds, Camellia sinensis leaves, Eclipta prostrata aerial part, providing results in good agreement with previous studies. Furthermore, the sol-gel immobilized enzyme stored at 4⯰C can increase storage stability, offering the activity of 86.3⯱â¯0.4% after 3-weeks storage, equivalent to the activity of the free enzyme solution after 1-week storage. The developed paper-based devices offer versatility, portability and low-cost.
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Derivados de Benzeno/química , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Éteres/química , Oxazinas/química , Papel , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Ativação Enzimática , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Géis/química , Humanos , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
A high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry technique hyphenated on-line with an immobilized enzyme reactor (IMER) was developed by the use of 3 known acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors (galanthamine, huperzine A and tacrine). This bioanalytical device allows qualitative comparison of the inhibitory strengths of AChE inhibitors. The AChE inhibitory strengths were evaluated and compared by the corresponding acetylcholine peak areas (mass signal) obtained after a chromatographic separation and the elution through the IMER. Only one injection of the analytes is needed to get this comparative analysis. This bioanalytical device was then applied to the extract of a natural plant, Lycoris radiata, which is known to contain AChE inhibitors such as galanthamine and lycoramine. Aside from the demonstration of the inhibitory activity of the two known AChE inhibitors, the AChE inhibitory activity of another compound (dihydro-latifaliumin C) was revealed. This is the first report describing the AChE inhibitory activity of this compound.
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Inibidores da Colinesterase/análise , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Sistemas On-Line , Acetilcolina/análise , Acetilcolinesterase/química , Reatores Biológicos , Galantamina/análise , Limite de Detecção , Lycoris/química , Extratos Vegetais/química , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
Phosphorylation of DNA is a critical event for normal cell processes such as DNA replication, DNA repair and DNA recombination. It is important to develop accurate and convenient approach for the detection of kinase and inhibition. In this work, we have described a novel sensing strategy for T4 polynucleotide kinase. A single-stranded DNA probe is firstly immobilized on the surface of the electrode. After phosphorylated by target kinase, it could be ligated with amino group labeled DNA probe by certain hybridization. Denaturation process is then proceeded to release unligated DNA probes, which may help reduce the background signal. The remained amino groups could be used to adsorb silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as electrochemical species for the quantification of T4 polynucleotide kinase. This biosensor shows high sensitivity and selectivity. It may also be used for the screening kinase inhibitors. Therefore, it shows great potential utility in biological process investigation, drug discovery and clinical diagnosis.
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Técnicas Biossensoriais , Técnicas Eletroquímicas , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Polinucleotídeo 5'-Hidroxiquinase/análise , Prata/metabolismo , Sondas de DNA/química , Sondas de DNA/metabolismo , Eletrodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Ouro/química , Polinucleotídeo 5'-Hidroxiquinase/metabolismo , Prata/químicaRESUMO
Enzymes are the essential catalytic components of biology and adsorbing redox-active enzymes on electrode surfaces enables the direct probing of their function. Through standard electrochemical measurements, catalytic activity, reversibility and stability, potentials of redox-active cofactors, and interfacial electron transfer rates can be readily measured. Mechanistic investigations on the high electrocatalytic rates and selectivity of enzymes may yield inspiration for the design of synthetic molecular and heterogeneous electrocatalysts. Electrochemical investigations of enzymes also aid in our understanding of their activity within their biological environment and why they evolved in their present structure and function. However, the conventional array of electrochemical techniques (e.g., voltammetry and chronoamperometry) alone offers a limited picture of the enzyme-electrode interface. How many enzymes are loaded onto an electrode? In which orientation(s) are they bound? What fraction is active, and are single or multilayers formed? Does this static picture change over time, applied voltage, or chemical environment? How does charge transfer through various intraprotein cofactors contribute to the overall performance and catalytic bias? What is the distribution of individual enzyme activities within an ensemble of active protein films? These are central questions for the understanding of the enzyme-electrode interface, and a multidisciplinary approach is required to deliver insightful answers. Complementing standard electrochemical experiments with an orthogonal set of techniques has recently allowed to provide a more complete picture of enzyme-electrode systems. Within this framework, we first discuss a brief history of achievements and challenges in enzyme electrochemistry. We subsequently describe how the aforementioned challenges can be overcome by applying advanced electrochemical techniques, quartz-crystal microbalance measurements, and spectroscopic, namely, resonance Raman and infrared, analysis. For example, rotating ring disk electrochemistry permits the simultaneous determination of reaction kinetics and quantification of generated products. In addition, recording changes in frequency and dissipation in a quartz crystal microbalance allows to shed light into enzyme loading, relative orientation, clustering, and denaturation at the electrode surface. Resonance Raman spectroscopy yields information on ligation and redox state of enzyme cofactors, whereas infrared spectroscopy provides insights into active site states and the protein secondary and tertiary structure. The development of these emerging methods for the analysis of the enzyme-electrode interface is the primary focus of this Account. We also take a critical look at the remaining gaps in our understanding and challenges lying ahead toward attaining a complete mechanistic picture of the enzyme-electrode interface.
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Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Adsorção , Domínio Catalítico , Coenzimas/química , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/instrumentação , Eletrodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Oxirredução , Análise EspectralRESUMO
Immobilized enzyme micro-reactors (IMERs) are of vital importance in developing miniaturized bioanalytical systems and have promising applications in various biomanufacturing. An inherent limitation in designing IMERs is the one-dimensional cylindrical geometry of micro-channels that offers limited exposed surface area for molecular reorganization and enzyme immobilization. In this study, we report a robust capillary-IMER based on a three dimensional porous layer open tubular (3D-PLOT) column which is prepared by an easy-to-control surface modification strategy via single-step in situ biphasic reaction. The 3D-PLOT column with highly uniform porous geometry and narrow distribution of porosity can greatly enhance the surface-area-to-volume ratio of the micro-channels, showing the beneficial effects for enzyme immobilization to enhance reaction efficiency and shorten analysis time. Taking trypsin as a model enzyme, enzymatic activities of immobilized enzyme are analyzed. We compare enzyme assays using the proposed 3D-PLOT-IMER with those using normal capillary-IEMR without surface modification as well as free trypsin. The 3D-PLOT-IMER exhibits excellent stability and inter/intra-day reproducibility, and these characteristics imply the reliability of the proposed IMERs for accurate enzyme assay. The feasibility of the proposed method for potential application in biological analysis is demonstrated by coupling the 3D-PLOT-IMER with a nano-LC-MS/MS system for online digestion of standard proteins, cell extraction and living Hela cells. Our study show that the surface modification with the proposed 3D-porous layer is a simple and efficient approach for enzyme immobilization, and could be widely suitable for different kinds of IMERs.
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Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Muramidase/metabolismo , Dióxido de Silício/química , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Células HeLa , Humanos , Muramidase/análise , Tamanho da Partícula , Porosidade , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray , Propriedades de Superfície , Espectrometria de Massas em TandemRESUMO
Active proteins play important roles in the function regulation of human bodies and attract much interest for use in pharmaceuticals and clinical diagnostics. However, the lack of primary methods to analyze active proteins means there is currently no metrology standard for active protein measurement. In recent years, calibration-free concentration analysis (CFCA), which is based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology, has been proposed to determine the active concentration of proteins that have specific binding activity with a binding partner without any higher order standards. The CFCA experiment observes the changes of binding rates at totally different two flow rates and uses the known diffusion coefficient of an analyte to calculate the active concentration of proteins, theoretically required, the binding process have to be under diffusion-limited conditions. Measuring the active concentration of G2-EPSPS protein by CFCA was proposed in this study. This method involves optimization of the regeneration buffer and preparation of chip surfaces for appropriate reaction conditions by immobilizing ligands (G2-EPSPS antibodies) on sensor chips (CM5) via amine coupling. The active concentration of G2-EPSPS was then determined by injection of G2-EPSPS protein samples and running buffer over immobilized and reference chip surfaces at two different flow rates (5 and 100µLmin-1). The active concentration of G2-EPSPS was obtained after analyzing these sensorgrams with the 1:1 model. Using the determined active concentration of G2-EPSPS, the association, dissociation, and equilibrium constants of G2-EPSPS and its antibody were determined to be 2.18 ± 0.03 × 106M-1s-1, 5.79 ± 0.06 ×10-3s-1, and 2.65 ± 0.06 × 10-9M, respectively. The performance of the proposed method was evaluated. The within-day precisions were from 3.26% to 4.59%, and the between-day precision was 8.36%. The recovery rate of the method was from 97.46% to 104.34% in the concentration range of 1.5-8nM. The appropriate concentration range of G2-EPSPS in the proposed method was determined to be 1.5-8nM. The active G2-EPSPS protein concentration determined by our method was only 17.82% of that obtained by isotope dilution mass spectrometry, showing the active protein was only a small part of the total G2-EPSPS protein. The measurement principle of the proposed method can be clearly described by equations and the measurement result can be expressed in SI units. Therefore, the proposed method shows promise to become a primary method for active protein concentration measurement, which can benefit the development of certified reference materials for active proteins.
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3-Fosfoshikimato 1-Carboxiviniltransferase/análise , Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície/métodos , 3-Fosfoshikimato 1-Carboxiviniltransferase/química , Aminas/química , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Ligantes , Limite de Detecção , Peso MolecularRESUMO
To immobilize enzymes at the surface of a nanoparticle-based electrochemical sensor is a common method to construct biosensors for non-electroactive analytes. Studying the interactions between the enzymes and nanoparticle support is of great importance in optimizing the conditions for biosensor design. This can be achieved by using a combination of analytical methods to carefully characterize the enzyme nanoparticle coating at the sensor surface while studying the optimal conditions for enzyme immobilization. From this analytical approach, it was found that controlling the enzyme coverage to a monolayer was a key factor to significantly improve the temporal resolution of biosensors. However, these characterization methods involve both tedious methodologies and working with toxic cyanide solutions. Here we introduce a new analytical method that allows direct quantification of the number of immobilized enzymes (glucose oxidase) at the surface of a gold nanoparticle coated glassy carbon electrode. This was achieved by exploiting an electrochemical stripping method for the direct quantification of the density and size of gold nanoparticles coating the electrode surface and combining this information with quantification of fluorophore-labeled enzymes bound to the sensor surface after stripping off their nanoparticle support. This method is both significantly much faster compared to previously reported methods and with the advantage that this method presented is non-toxic. Graphical abstract A new analytical method for direct quantification of the number of enzymes immobilized at the surface of gold nanoparticles covering a glassy carbon electrode using anodic stripping and fluorimetry.
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Aspergillus niger/enzimologia , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Corantes Fluorescentes/análise , Glucose Oxidase/análise , Ouro/química , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Técnicas Biossensoriais , Eletrodos , Espectrometria de FluorescênciaRESUMO
Microbial transglutaminase enzyme (mTGase) is an extremely useful enzyme that is increasingly employed in the food and pharmaceutical industries and as a tool for protein modification and tagging. The current study describes how we immobilised mTGase (iTGase) on a solid support to improve its stability during the PEGylation process by which polyethylene glycol chains are attached to protein and peptide drugs. When the enzyme was immobilised at the N-terminal sequence on agarose beads, it retained more than 53% of its starting activity. Kinetic studies on the immobilised and free mTGase disclosed a 1.7 and 1.5 fold decrease of Km and Vmax, respectively. Protein PEGylation was carried out using α-lactalbumin (α-LA) and granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). In the former case, the iTGase showed a selective conjugation towards only one Gln residue of α-LA, avoiding formation of a mono- and bi-conjugate mixture that is achieved using the free enzyme. In the latter case, the immobilised enzyme still remained selective towards only one Gln, but avoided the undesired formation of deamidated G-CSF that took place when free mTGase was used. Overall, the results of the current study highlight the suitability of iTGase in preparing site-selective protein-polymer conjugates.
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Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Polietilenoglicóis/metabolismo , Transglutaminases/análise , Transglutaminases/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Estabilidade Enzimática/fisiologia , Enzimas Imobilizadas/genética , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz/métodos , Transglutaminases/genéticaRESUMO
Immobilization of lipase MAS1 from marine Streptomyces sp. strain W007 and its application in catalyzing esterification of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with glycerol were investigated. The resin XAD1180 was selected as a suitable support for the immobilization of lipase MAS1, and its absorption ability was 75mg/g (lipase/resin ratio) with initial buffer pH value of 8.0. The thermal stability of immobilized MAS1 was improved significantly compared with that of the free lipase. Immobilized MAS1 had no regiospecificity in the hydrolysis of triolein. The highest esterification degree (99.31%) and TAG content (92.26%) by immobilized MAS1-catalyzed esterification were achieved under the optimized conditions, which were significantly better than those (82.16% and 47.26%, respectively) by Novozym 435. More than 92% n-3 PUFA was incorporated into TAG that had similar fatty acids composition to the substrate (n-3 PUFA). The immobilized MAS1 exhibited 50% of its initial activity after being used for five cycles.
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Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Ácidos Graxos Ômega-3/química , Lipase/análise , Triglicerídeos/química , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Esterificação/fisiologia , Ácidos Graxos Ômega-3/biossíntese , Hidrólise , Lipase/metabolismo , Triglicerídeos/biossínteseRESUMO
The aim of this manuscript was to study the application of a new method of protein quantification in Candida antarctica lipase B commercial solutions. Error sources associated to the traditional Bradford technique were demonstrated. Eight biocatalysts based on C. antarctica lipase B (CALB) immobilized onto magnetite nanoparticles were used. Magnetite nanoparticles were coated with chitosan (CHIT) and modified with glutaraldehyde (GLUT) and aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS). Later, CALB was adsorbed on the modified support. The proposed novel protein quantification method included the determination of sulfur (from protein in CALB solution) by means of Atomic Emission by Inductive Coupling Plasma (AE-ICP). Four different protocols were applied combining AE-ICP and classical Bradford assays, besides Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen (CHN) analysis. The calculated error in protein content using the "classic" Bradford method with bovine serum albumin as standard ranged from 400 to 1200% when protein in CALB solution was quantified. These errors were calculated considering as "true protein content values" the results of the amount of immobilized protein obtained with the improved method. The optimum quantification procedure involved the combination of Bradford method, ICP and CHN analysis.
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Proteínas Fúngicas/análise , Lipase/análise , Animais , Calibragem , Candida/enzimologia , Carbono/análise , Bovinos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Hidrogênio/análise , Nanopartículas de Magnetita , Nitrogênio/análise , Soroalbumina Bovina/análise , Espectrofotometria Atômica , Enxofre/análiseRESUMO
The spread of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria has become one of the major concerns to public health. Improved monitoring of drug resistance is of high importance for infectious disease control. One of the major mechanisms for bacteria to overcome treatment of antibiotics is the production of ß-lactamases, which are enzymes that hydrolyze the ß-lactam ring of the antibiotic. In this study, we have developed a self-immobilizing and fluorogenic probe for the detection of ß-lactamase activity. This fluorogenic reagent, upon activation by ß-lactamases, turns on a fluorescence signal and, more importantly, generates a covalent linkage to the target enzymes or the nearby proteins. The covalent labeling of enzymes was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The utility of this structurally simple probe was further confirmed by the fluorescent labeling of a range of ß-lactamase-expressing bacteria.
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Corantes Fluorescentes/química , beta-Lactamases/análise , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Cumarínicos/química , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Escherichia coli/enzimologia , Corantes Fluorescentes/síntese química , Hidrólise , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz , beta-Lactamases/química , beta-Lactamases/metabolismoRESUMO
In the present study, polyacrylamide gel (PAG) was utilized as bolster material for the immobilization of in-house extracted and partially purified manganese peroxidase (MnP) through an entrapment technique yielding significant MnP immobilization (87.3±3.3 %) and remarkable stability of the enzyme (37.2±2.4 %) after a storage period of two months at 4°C. The immobilization also increased the optimal temperature by 10 °C and provided an alkaline shift of the pH optimum. Moreover, a significant enhancement in the thermo-stability was observed. After an incubation period of 72 h at 50°C, the PAG-entrapped-MnP still exhibited 41.2 % of the initial activity, whereas the free enzyme was completely inactive. Furthermore, PAG-entrapped-MnP showed an excellent recycling efficiency and retained more than 50% of its initial activity after five consecutive reaction cycles. In conclusion, owing to the economic feasibility, carrier-supported MnP may be a promising candidate for various applications in different industrial sectors.
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Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Peroxidases/metabolismo , Reishi/enzimologia , Resinas Acrílicas/química , Estabilidade Enzimática , Proteínas Fúngicas/química , Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Peroxidases/química , Reishi/genética , TemperaturaRESUMO
Trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4) was successfully immobilized on the surface of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles that had been pre-treated with gallic acid (GA). Measurements of protein load by using Bradford assay and the trypsin-catalyzed hydrolysis of Nα-Benzoyl-dl-arginine 4-nitroanilide hydrochloride (BApNA) were made for the immobilized enzyme. By using magnetic nanoparticles, which provides easy separation and decent support material for enzyme immobilization with high surface area to volume ratio, and by employing biocompatible material gallic acid, immobilized enzyme system was synthesized along with improving trypsin activity and stability. Immobilized trypsin (TR) was more stable than the free one and demonstrated higher enzymatic activity at elevated temperatures (45-55°C) and in the alkaline pH region (6-10.5). Fe3O4 NPs-GA-TR retained 92% of its initial activity after 120days of storage at 4°C in sodium phosphate buffer (0.1M, pH 7.5), whereas the free trypsin maintained about 64% of its initial activity during the same storage period. In addition, activity of the immobilized trypsin was preserved 54.5% of its initial activity after eight times successive reuse. The Michaelis-Menten kinetic constant (Km) and maximum reaction velocity (Vmax) for free trypsin were 5.1mM and 23mM/min, respectively, whereas Km and Vmax values of immobilized trypsin were 7.88mM and 18.3mM/min, respectively. The performance of the immobilized trypsin was demonstrated by carrying out the hydrolysis of bovine serum albumin (BSA) within 1h, and the assay was performed by using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique. The hydrolysis of bovine milk as a real food was investigated by immobilized trypsin using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE).
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Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Compostos Férricos/química , Nanopartículas de Magnetita/química , Leite/metabolismo , Soroalbumina Bovina/metabolismo , Tripsina/análise , Animais , Bovinos , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida/métodos , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Hidrólise , Leite/química , Estabilidade Proteica , Soroalbumina Bovina/análise , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Tripsina/químicaRESUMO
The major complications in fruit juice quality improvement are the presence of polysaccharides components in the form of disrupted fruit cell wall and cell materials. Hence, breakdown of cellulose along with pectin and starch is important for the juice processing. In this context, magnetic tri-enzyme nanobiocatalyst was prepared by simultaneously co-immobilizing three enzymes; α-amylase, pectinase and cellulase onto amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticle by 60mM glutaraldehyde concentration with 10h cross-linking time for one pot juice clarification. The prepared nanobiocatalyst was characterized by FT-IR, SEM and XRD. The thermal (50-70°C) and pH (3-6) stability studies indicated more than two folds increment in half-life and enhanced tolerance to lower pH. The immobilized enzymes retained up to 75% of residual activity even after eight consecutive cycles of reuse. Finally, the clarification of apple, grapes and pineapple juices using magnetic tri-enzyme showed 41%, 46% and 53% respective reduction in turbidity till 150min treatment.
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Celulase/análise , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos , Sucos de Frutas e Vegetais , Poligalacturonase/análise , alfa-Amilases/análise , Enzimas Imobilizadas/análise , Frutas/química , Meia-Vida , Malus/metabolismo , Pectinas/análise , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de FourierRESUMO
A versatile enzyme immobilization strategy for thin film continuous flow processing is reported. Here, non-covalent and glutaraldehyde bioconjugation are used to immobilize enzymes on the surfaces of borosilicate reactors. This approach requires only ng of protein per reactor tube, with the stock protein solution readily recycled to sequentially coat >10 reactors. Confining reagents to thin films during immobilization reduced the amount of protein, piranha-cleaning solution, and other reagents by â¼96%. Through this technique, there was no loss of catalytic activity over 10 h processing. The results reported here combines the benefits of thin film flow processing with the mild conditions of biocatalysis.