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Paz-Alfaro KJ, Ruiz-Granados YG, Uribe-Carvajal S, Sampedro JG. Trehalose-mediated thermal stabilization of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger. J Biotechnol 2009; 141:130-6. [PMID: 19433216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Thermal inactivation and enzyme kinetics of glucose oxidase (a FAD dependent enzyme) were studied in the absence and presence of trehalose. The inactivation rate constant decreased by up to 50% at temperatures between 50 and 70 degrees C in the presence of 0.6M trehalose; as a consequence the glucose oxidase half-life increased. Intrinsic fluorescence spectra showed a maximum center of spectral mass (CSM) red shift of 6.5nm. Therefore, major structural changes seem to be related to glucose oxidase thermal inactivation. Trehalose decreased the rate constant for unfolding as monitored by CSM red shift kinetics indicating that this disaccharide favors the most compact folded state. The E(a) for unfolding was increased from 204 to 221kJ mol(-1). It is proposed that FAD dissociation is preceded by the exposition of hydrophobic regions, while the presence of trehalose was able to hinder the release of FAD. Enzyme kinetics analysis showed that trehalose does not affect V(max) but instead decreases K(m); as a result enzyme efficiency was increased. The stabilizing effect of trehalose in a cofactor-dependent enzyme has not been tested to date. In addition, glucose oxidase has an enormous commercial importance and therefore, the use of trehalose to stabilize glucose oxidase in its multiple applications seems to be promising.
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- Karina J Paz-Alfaro
- Area Académica de Nutrición, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Mexico
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Utsunomiya H, Ichinose M, Tsujimoto K, Katsuyama Y, Yamasaki H, Koyama AH, Ejima D, Arakawa T. Co-operative thermal inactivation of herpes simplex virus and influenza virus by arginine and NaCl. Int J Pharm 2009; 366:99-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2008] [Revised: 09/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Priyam A, Chatterjee A, Bhattacharya SC, Saha A. Conformation and activity dependent interaction of glucose oxidase with CdTe quantum dots: towards developing a nanoparticle based enzymatic assay. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2009; 8:362-70. [DOI: 10.1039/b815881a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang Z, Yue YJ, Huang WC, Zhuang XM, Chen ZT, Xing M. Importance of the ionic nature of ionic liquids in affecting enzyme performance. J Biochem 2008; 145:355-64. [PMID: 19112180 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The activity and stability of mushroom tyrosinase were studied in ionic liquid (IL)-containing aqueous systems. The effect of three ILs ([BMIm][PF(6)], [BMIm][BF(4)]), and [BMIm][MeSO(4)], where [BMIm] = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) and their inorganic salts (KMeSO(4), KPF(6), and NaBF(4)) on the enzyme performance was investigated by comparing the kinetic (such as K(m), V(max), optimal pH and temperature, and activation energy) and thermostability parameters (including half-lives, deactivation constants, activation energies for enzyme deactivation, DeltaG*, DeltaH*, and DeltaS*) of the enzyme in the absence and presence of the ILs and their anions. Both the three ILs and their inorganic salts were able to trigger enzyme activation. The enzyme could be stabilized by addition of KMeSO(4) and NaBF(4) but destabilized by the presence of all the three ILs. The substrate selectivity of the enzyme was unchanged. The effect of ILs on enzyme performance can be largely attributed to their ionic nature via interaction with the enzyme structure, the substrate, and the water molecules associated with the enzyme, depending on their kosmotropocity, nucleophilicity, and H-bond basicity. The different influences brought from the ILs and their associated ions indicate the cooperative functioning of both cation and anion of the IL in affecting the enzyme performance.
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- Zhen Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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Rekha K, Murthy BN. Studies on the immobilisation of acetylcholine esterase enzyme for biosensor applications. FOOD AGR IMMUNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/09540100802380846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Influences of temperature and threshold effect of NaCl concentration on Alpias vulpinus OCT. Int J Biol Macromol 2008; 43:474-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The family 52 beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus is a dimer: structural and biophysical characterization of a glycoside hydrolase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2008; 1784:1924-34. [PMID: 18657634 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xylans are the most abundant polysaccharides forming the plant cell wall hemicelluloses, and they are degraded, among other proteins, by beta-xylosidase enzymes. In this work, the structural and biophysical properties of the family 52 beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, XynB2, are described. Size exclusion chromatography, analytical centrifugation, ITC, CD, fluorescence (steady state and ANS-binding) and FTIR were used to obtain the structure, the oligomerization state and the conformational changes of XynB2, as pH, chemical denaturants or temperature were modified. This report describes the first extensive conformational characterization of a family 52 beta-xylosidase. The active protein was a highly hydrated dimer, whose active site was formed by the two protomers, and it probably involved aromatic residues. At low pH, the protein was not active and it populated a monomeric molten-globule-like species, which had a conformational transition with a pK(a) of approximately 4.0. Thermal and chemical-denaturations of the native protein showed hysteresis behaviour. The protein at physiological pH was formed by alpha-helix (30%) and beta-sheet (30%), as shown by CD and FTIR. Comparison with other xylosidases of the same family indicates that the percentages of secondary structure seem to be conserved among the members of the family.
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Ramachandran S, Fontanille P, Pandey A, Larroche C. Permeabilization and inhibition of the germination of spores of Aspergillus niger for gluconic acid production from glucose. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:4559-65. [PMID: 17889524 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2006] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In this study, the role of citral to permeabilize the spores of Aspergillus niger and replace sodium azide in the bioconversion medium was studied. Further, characterization of glucose oxidase of spores was carried out by exposing both permeabilized and unpermeabilized spores to different pressures (1, 2, 2.7 kb) and temperatures (60, 70, 80, 90 degrees C). Unpermeabilized spores after exposure to high temperatures were permeabilized by freezing before using as catalyst in the bioconversion reaction. Results showed that citral permeabilized the spores and could inhibit spore germination in the bioconversion medium. Rate of reaction was significantly increased from 1.5 to 4.35 g/Lh which was higher than the commercial glucose oxidase 2g/Lh). Glucose oxidase activity of A. niger was resistant to pressure. However, pressure treatment could not permeabilize them. Behaviour of fresh and permeabilized spores to temperature varied significantly. Glucose oxidase activity of fresh spores exposed to high temperature was unaffected at 70 degrees C till 15 min and 84% of relative activity was retained even after 1h at 70 degrees C while permeabilized spore got inactivated at 70 degrees C for 15 min, which followed the same pattern as commercial glucose oxidase. Cellular membrane integrity was lost due to permeabilization by freezing which resulted in heat-inactivation of glucose oxidase when spores were permeabilized before heat treatment. Thus, glucose oxidase of spore remains heat stable when unpermeabilized and active while permeabilized and its reaction rate is higher than the commercial glucose oxidase.
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- Sumitra Ramachandran
- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique et Biochimique, Polytech' Clermont-Ferrand, Université Blaise Pascal, 24, Avenue des Landais, BP 206, F- 63174 Aubière Cedex, France
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Fed-batch Production of Gluconic Acid by Terpene-treated Aspergillus niger Spores. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2008; 151:413-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-008-8209-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2007] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Glucose oxidase: natural occurrence, function, properties and industrial applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 78:927-38. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 341] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Stein EW, Singh S, McShane MJ. Microscale Enzymatic Optical Biosensors Using Mass Transport Limiting Nanofilms. 2. Response Modulation by Varying Analyte Transport Properties. Anal Chem 2008; 80:1408-17. [DOI: 10.1021/ac701738e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Erich W. Stein
- Biomedical Engineering Program and Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- Biomedical Engineering Program and Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- Biomedical Engineering Program and Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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IKEDA T, TATSUMI H, KATANO H, WANIBUCHI M, HIBI T, KAJINO T. A Bioelectrocatalysis Method for the Kinetic Measurement of Thermal Inactivation of a Redox Enzyme, Bilirubin Oxidase. ANAL SCI 2008; 24:237-41. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.24.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Tokuji IKEDA
- Department of Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University
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- Department of Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University
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- Department of Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University
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Anjum Zia M, Khalil-ur-Rahman, K. Saeed M, Andaleeb F, I. Rajoka M, A. Sheikh M, A. Khan I, I. Khan A. Thermal Characterization of Purified Glucose Oxidase from A Newly Isolated Aspergillus Niger UAF-1. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2007; 41:132-8. [PMID: 18193107 PMCID: PMC2170954 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2007018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An intracellular glucose oxidase was isolated from the mycelium extract of a locally isolated strain of Aspergillus niger UAF-1. The enzyme was purified to a yield of 28.43% and specific activity of 135 U mg(-1) through ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. The enzyme showed high affinity for D-glucose with a Km value of 2.56 mM. The enzyme exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 5.5. Temperature optimum for glucose oxidase, catalyzed D-glucose oxidation was 40 degrees C. The enzyme showed a high thermostability having a half-life 30 min, enthalpy of denaturation 99.66 kJ mol(-1) and free energy of denaturation 103.63 kJ mol(-1). These characteristics suggest the use of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger UAF-1 as an analytical reagent and in the design of biosensors for clinical, biochemical and diagnostic assays.
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- Muhammad Anjum Zia
- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 10081, China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre for Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre for Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Jyothi TC, Singh SA, Rao AGA. Conformation of Napin (Brassica juncea) in salts and monohydric alcohols: contribution of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:4229-36. [PMID: 17439149 DOI: 10.1021/jf0700935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Napin from mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is a seed storage protein consisting of two subunits linked through disulfide bonds and is predominantly helical in nature. Resistance to trypsin digestion and allergenicity limit its food applications. The role of disulfide linkages, electrostatic as well as hydrophobic interactions, in napin stability have been investigated through spectroscopic methods, employing different fluorescent probes and additives. The subunits are hydrophilic in nature and possess extended structure. With the addition of 0.5 M NaCl, the surface hydrophobicity of napin decreases, whereas the helical content increases by 25%. In the presence of NaCl, emission maximum shifts toward shorter wavelength and the Stern-Volmer constant decreases from 6.5 to 3.4 M-1, indicating compaction of napin. Na2SO4 has no significant effect on the structure due to the lack of a hydrophobic core. In the presence of monohydric alcohols and trifluoroethanol, there is an increase in ordered structure. These studies indicate that the structure of napin, which is hydrophilic in nature, is stabilized by electrostatic interactions, in addition to disulfide linkages.
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- T C Jyothi
- Department of Protein Chemistry and Technology, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
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Ozyilmaz G, Tukel SS. Simultaneous co-immobilization of glucose oxidase and catalase in their substrates. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s000368380701005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bhatti HN, Madeeha M, Asgher M, Batool N. Purification and thermodynamic characterization of glucose oxidase from a newly isolated strain ofAspergillus niger. Can J Microbiol 2006; 52:519-24. [PMID: 16788719 DOI: 10.1139/w05-158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An intracellular glucose oxidase (GOD) was isolated from the mycelium extract of a locally isolated strain of Aspergillus niger NFCCP. The enzyme was partially purified to a yield of 28.43% and specific activity of 135 U mg–1through ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion-exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. The enzyme showed high specificity for D-glucose, with a Kmvalue of 25 mmol L–1. The enzyme exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 5.5. Optimum temperature for GOD-catalyzed D-glucose oxidation was 40 °C. The enzyme displayed a high thermostability having a half-life (t1/2) of 30 min, enthalpy of denaturation (H*) of 99.66 kJ mol–1, and free energy of denaturation (G*) of 103.63 kJ mol–1. These characteristics suggest that GOD from A. niger NFCCP can be used as an analytical reagent and in the design of biosensors for clinical, biochemical, and diagnostic assays.Key words: glucose oxidase, Aspergillus niger, kinetics, thermodynamics, thermal stability.
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- H N Bhatti
- Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Høiberg-Nielsen R, Fuglsang CC, Arleth L, Westh P. Interrelationships of glycosylation and aggregation kinetics for Peniophora lycii phytase. Biochemistry 2006; 45:5057-66. [PMID: 16605274 DOI: 10.1021/bi0522955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The kinetics of thermally induced aggregation of the glycoprotein Peniophora lycii phytase (Phy) and a deglycosylated form (dgPhy) was studied by dynamic (DLS) and static (SLS) light scattering. This provided a detailed insight into the time course of the formation of small aggregates ( approximately 10-100 molecules) of the enzyme. The thermodynamic stability of the two forms was also investigated using scanning calorimetry (DSC). It was found that the glycans strongly promoted kinetic stability (i.e., reduced the rate of irreversible denaturation) while leaving the equilibrium denaturation temperature, T(d), defined by DSC, largely unaltered. At pH 4.5-5.0, for example, dgPhy aggregated approximately 200 times faster than Phy, even though the difference in T(d) was only 1-3 degrees C. To elucidate the mechanism by which the glycans promote kinetic stability, we measured the effect of ionic strength and temperature on the aggregation rate. Also, the second virial coefficients (B(22)) for the two forms were measured by SLS. These results showed that the aggregation rate of Phy scaled with the concentration of thermally denatured protein. This suggested first-order kinetics with respect to the concentration of the thermally denatured state. A similar but less pronounced correlation was found for dgPhy, and it was suggested that while the aggregation process for the deglycosylated form is dominated by denatured protein, it also involves a smaller contribution from associating molecules in the native state. The measurements of B(22) revealed that dgPhy had slightly higher values than Phy. This suggests that dgPhy interacts more favorably with the buffer than Phy and hence rules out strong hydration of the glycans as the origin of their effect on the kinetic stability. On the basis of this and the effects of pH and ionic strength, we suggest that the inhibition of aggregation is more likely to depend on steric hindrance of the glycans in the aggregated form of the protein.
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- Rasmus Høiberg-Nielsen
- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Building 18.1, P.O. Box 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Dirix C, Duvetter T, Loey A, Hendrickx M, Heremans K. The in situ observation of the temperature and pressure stability of recombinant Aspergillus aculeatus pectin methylesterase with Fourier transform IR spectroscopy reveals an unusual pressure stability of beta-helices. Biochem J 2006; 392:565-71. [PMID: 16050809 PMCID: PMC1316296 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The stability of recombinant Aspergillus aculeatus PME (pectin methylesterase), an enzyme with high beta-helix content, was studied as a function of pressure and temperature. The conformational stability was monitored using FTIR (Fourier transform IR) spectroscopy whereas the functional enzyme stability was monitored by inactivation studies. Protein unfolding followed by amorphous aggregation, which makes the process irreversible, was observed at temperatures above 50 degrees C. This could be correlated to the irreversible enzyme inactivation observed at that temperature. Hydrostatic pressure greater than 1 GPa was necessary to induce changes in the enzyme's secondary structure. No enzyme inactivation was observed at up to 700 MPa. Pressure increased PME stability towards thermal denaturation. At 200 MPa, temperatures above 60 degrees C were necessary to cause significant PME unfolding and loss of activity. These results may be relevant for an understanding of the extreme stability of amyloid fibrils for which beta-helices have been proposed as a structural element.
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- Carolien Dirix
- *Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- †Centre of Food and Microbial Technology, Faculty of Applied Biosciences and Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- †Centre of Food and Microbial Technology, Faculty of Applied Biosciences and Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- †Centre of Food and Microbial Technology, Faculty of Applied Biosciences and Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- *Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Roy JJ, Abraham TE. Preparation and characterization of cross-linked enzyme crystals of laccase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Betancor L, López-Gallego F, Hidalgo A, Alonso-Morales N, Dellamora-Ortiz G, Guisán JM, Fernández-Lafuente R. Preparation of a very stable immobilized biocatalyst of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger. J Biotechnol 2006; 121:284-9. [PMID: 16153734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Revised: 06/20/2005] [Accepted: 07/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Glucose oxidase (GOX) has been immobilized on different activated supports, including glyoxyl agarose, epoxy sepabeads and glutaraldehyde-activated supports. Immobilization onto supports pre-activated with glutaraldehyde rendered the most thermo-stable preparation of GOX. Therefore, as the glutaraldehyde chemistry gave a high stabilization of the enzyme, we proposed another technique for improving the multipoint attachment through glutaraldehyde: the enzyme was ionically adsorbed on cationic supports with primary amino groups and then the immobilized preparation was treated with a glutaraldehyde solution. The decrease on enzyme activity was <20%. Following this methodology, we achieved the highest stability of all the immobilization systems analyzed, showing a half-life 100 times higher than the soluble enzyme. Moreover, this derivative showed a higher stability in the presence of organic solvents (for instance methanol) or hydrogen epoxide than the ionically adsorbed enzyme or the soluble one. Therefore, the adsorption of GOX on aminated cationic support and subsequent treatment with glutaraldehyde was presented as a very successful methodology for achieving a very stable biocatalyst.
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- Lorena Betancor
- Departamento de Biocatálisis, Instituto de Catálisis CSIC, Campus Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Ozyilmaz G, Tukel SS, Alptekin O. Activity and storage stability of immobilized glucose oxidase onto magnesium silicate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2005.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Leskovac V, Trivić S, Wohlfahrt G, Kandrac J, Pericin D. Glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger: the mechanism of action with molecular oxygen, quinones, and one-electron acceptors. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 37:731-50. [PMID: 15694834 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Glucose oxidase from the mold Aspergillus niger (EC 1.1.3.4) oxidizes beta-D-glucose with a wide variety of oxidizing substrates. The substrates were divided into three main groups: molecular oxygen, quinones, and one-electron acceptors. The kinetic and chemical mechanism of action for each group of substrates was examined in turn with a wide variety of kinetic methods and by means of molecular modeling of enzyme-substrate complexes. There are two proposed mechanisms for the reductive half-reaction: hydride abstraction and nucleophilic attack followed by deprotonation. The former mechanism appears plausible; here, beta-D-glucose is oxidized to glucono-delta-lactone by a concerted transfer of a proton from its C1-hydroxyl to a basic group on the enzyme (His516) and a direct hydride transfer from its C1 position to the N5 position in FAD. The oxidative half-reaction proceeds via one- or two-electron transfer mechanisms, depending on the type of the oxidizing substrate. The active site of the enzyme contains, in addition to FAD, three amino acid side chains that are intimately involved in catalysis: His516 with a pK(a)=6.9, and Glu412 with pK(a)=3.4 which is hydrogen bonded to His559, with pK(a)>8. The protonation of each of these residues has a strong influence on all rate constants in the catalytic mechanism.
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- V Leskovac
- Faculty of Technology, Bulevar Cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
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Zoldák G, Zubrik A, Musatov A, Stupák M, Sedlák E. Irreversible Thermal Denaturation of Glucose Oxidase from Aspergillus niger Is the Transition to the Denatured State with Residual Structure. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:47601-9. [PMID: 15342626 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406883200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glucose oxidase (GOX; beta-d-glucose:oxygen oxidoreductase) from Aspergillus niger is a dimeric flavoprotein with a molecular mass of 80 kDa/monomer. Thermal denaturation of glucose oxidase has been studied by absorbance, circular dichroism spectroscopy, viscosimetry, and differential scanning calorimetry. Thermal transition of this homodimeric enzyme is irreversible and, surprisingly, independent of GOX concentration (0.2-5.1 mg/ml). It has an apparent transition temperature of 55.8 +/- 1.2 degrees C and an activation energy of approximately 280 kJ/mol, calculated from the Lumry-Eyring model. The thermally denatured state of GOX after recooling has the following characteristics. (i) It retains approximately 70% of the native secondary structure ellipticity; (ii) it has a relatively low intrinsic viscosity, 7.5 ml/g; (iii) it binds ANS; (iv) it has a low Stern-Volmer constant of tryptophan quenching; and (v) it forms defined oligomeric (dimers, trimers, tetramers) structures. It is significantly different from chemically denatured (6.67 m GdmHCl) GOX. Both the thermal and the chemical denaturation of GOX cause dissociation of the flavin cofactor; however, only the chemical denaturation is accompanied by dissociation of the homodimeric GOX into monomers. The transition temperature is independent of the protein concentration, and the properties of the thermally denatured protein indicate that thermally denatured GOX is a compact structure, a form of molten globule-like apoenzyme. GOX is thus an exceptional example of a relatively unstable mesophilic dimeric enzyme with residual structure in its thermally denatured state.
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- Gabriel Zoldák
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences P. J. Safárik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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Gulla KC, Gouda MD, Thakur MS, Karanth NG. Enhancement of stability of immobilized glucose oxidase by modification of free thiols generated by reducing disulfide bonds and using additives. Biosens Bioelectron 2004; 19:621-5. [PMID: 14683646 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(03)00258-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Stability of glucose oxidase (GOD) immobilized with lysozyme has been considerably enhanced by modification of free thiols generated by reducing disulfide bonds using beta-mercaptoethanol and N-ethylmaleimide in conjunction with additives like antibiotics and salts. Thermal stability of immobilized GOD was quantified by means of the transition temperature, Tm and the operational stability by half-life t1/2 at 70 degrees C. Modification of the free thiols in the enzyme coupled with the presence of kanamycin, NaCl, and K2SO4, led to increase in Tm, to 80, 82 and 84 degrees C (compared to 75 degrees C in control) and t1/2 by 7.7-, 11- and 22-fold, respectively, indicating that this method can be effectively used for enhancing the stability of enzymes.
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- K C Gulla
- Department of Fermentation Technology and Bioengineering, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570013, India
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Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS. The quest for a general theory of aging and longevity. SCIENCE OF AGING KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT : SAGE KE 2003; 2003:RE5. [PMID: 12867663 DOI: 10.1126/sageke.2003.28.re5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Extensive studies of phenomena related to aging have produced many diverse findings, which require a general theoretical framework to be organized into a comprehensive body of knowledge. As demonstrated by the success of evolutionary theories of aging, quite general theoretical considerations can be very useful when applied to research on aging. In this theoretical study, we attempt to gain insight into aging by applying a general theory of systems failure known as reliability theory. Considerations of this theory lead to the following conclusions: (i) Redundancy is a concept of crucial importance for understanding aging, particularly the systemic nature of aging. Systems that are redundant in numbers of irreplaceable elements deteriorate (that is, age) over time, even if they are built of elements that do not themselves age. (ii) An apparent aging rate or expression of aging is higher for systems that have higher levels of redundancy. (iii) Redundancy exhaustion over the life course explains a number of observations about mortality, including mortality convergence at later life (when death rates are becoming relatively similar at advanced ages for different populations of the same species) as well as late-life mortality deceleration, leveling off, and mortality plateaus. (iv) Living organisms apparently contain a high load of initial damage from the early stages of development, and therefore their life span and aging patterns may be sensitive to early-life conditions that determine this initial damage load. Thus, the reliability theory provides a parsimonious explanation for many important aging-related phenomena and suggests a number of interesting testable predictions. We therefore suggest adding the reliability theory to the arsenal of methodological approaches applied to research on aging.
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- Leonid A Gavrilov
- Center on Aging, National Opinion Research Center/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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