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Taibi H, Boudries N, Abdelhai M, Lounici H. Comparison of Immobilized and Free Amyloglucosidase Process in Glucose SyrupsProduction from White Sorghum Starch. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300071. [PMID: 37410997 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Optimum conditions for glucose syrups production from white sorghum were studied through sequential liquefaction and saccharification processes. In the liquefaction process, a maximum dextrose equivalent (DE) of 10.98 % was achieved using 30 % (w/v) of starch and Termamyl ɑ-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis. Saccharification was performed by free and immobilized amyloglucosidase from Rhizopus mold at 1 % (w/v). DE values of 88.32 % and 79.95 % were obtained from 30 % (w/v) of starch with, respectively, free and immobilized enzyme. The immobilized Amyloglucosidase in calcium alginate beads showed reusable capacity for up to 6 cycles with 46 % of the original activity retained. The kinetic behaviour of immobilized and free enzyme gives Km value of 22.13 and 16.55 mg mL-1 and Vmax of 0.69 and 1.61 mg mL-1 min-1 , respectively. The hydrolysis yield using immobilized amyloglucosidase were lower than that of the free one. However, it is relevant to reuse enzyme without losing activity in order to trim down the overall costs of enzymatic bioprocesses as starch transformation into required products in industrial manufacturing. Hydrolysis of sorghum starch using immobilized amyloglucosidase represents a promising alternative towards the development of the glucose syrups production process and its utilization in various industries.
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- Houria Taibi
- Laboratory of Bioactive Products and Biomass Valorization Research, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure Cheikh Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi, ENS-KOUBA, BO 92 Vieux, Kouba, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Products and Biomass Valorization Research, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure Cheikh Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi, ENS-KOUBA, BO 92 Vieux, Kouba, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Products and Biomass Valorization Research, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure Cheikh Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi, ENS-KOUBA, BO 92 Vieux, Kouba, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Materials and Sustainable Development, Université Akli Mohand Oulhadj, Bouira. Avenue Drissi Yahia, Bouira-Algérie, Algeria
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Adetunji AI, Olaniran AO. Biocatalytic Profiling of Free and Immobilized Partially Purified Alkaline Protease from an Autochthonous Bacillus aryabhattai Ab15-ES. REACTIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/reactions4020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Partially purified alkaline protease produced by an indigenous bacterial strain, Bacillus aryabhattai Ab15-ES, was insolubilized in alginate beads using an entrapment technique. Maximum entrapped enzyme activities of 68.76% and 71.06% were recorded at optimum conditions of 2% (w/v) sodium alginate and 0.3 M calcium chloride. Biochemical profiling of free and immobilized proteases was investigated by determining their activity and stability as well as kinetic properties. Both enzyme preparations exhibited maximum activity at the optimum pH and temperature of 8.0 and 50 °C, respectively. However, in comparison to the free enzyme, the immobilized protease showed improved pH stability at 8.0–9.0 and thermal stability at 40–50 °C. In addition, the entrapped protease exhibited a higher Vmax and increased affinity to the substrate (1.65-fold) than the soluble enzyme. The immobilized protease was found to be more stable than the free enzyme, retaining 80.88% and 38.37% of its initial activity when stored at 4 °C and 25 °C, respectively, for 30 d. After repeated use seven times, the protease entrapped in alginate beads maintained 32.93% of its original activity. These findings suggest the efficacy and sustainability of the developed immobilized catalytic system for various biotechnological applications.
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- Adegoke Isiaka Adetunji
- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Summit University, Offa 250101, Nigeria
- Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9031, South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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Ghasemi S, Yousefi M, Nikseresht A. Comparison of covalent and in situ immobilization of Candida antarctica lipase A on a flexible nanoporous material. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:99. [PMID: 36866325 PMCID: PMC9971526 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03522-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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In this study, Candida antarctica lipase A, which has a unique applicability for the conversion of highly branched and bulky substrates, was subjected to immobilization on the flexible nanoporous MIL-53(Fe) by two approaches: covalent coupling and in situ immobilization method. The pre-synthesized support under ultrasound irradiation was incubated with N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to mediate the covalent attachment between the carboxylic groups on the support surface and amino groups of enzyme molecules. The in situ immobilization in which the enzyme molecules directly were embedded into the metal-organic framework was performed under mild operating conditions in a facile one-step manner. Both immobilized derivatives of the enzyme were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, FT-IR spectra, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. In the in situ immobilization method, the enzyme molecules were efficiently encapsulated within the support with a high loading capacity (220 ± 5 mg/g support). On the other hand, the covalent attachment resulted in immobilizing much lower concentrations of the enzyme (20 ± 2.2 mg/g support). Although both immobilized derivatives of lipase showed broader pH and temperature tolerance relative to the soluble enzyme, the biocatalyst, which was prepared through in situ method, was more stable at elevated temperatures than the covalently immobilized lipase. Furthermore, in situ immobilized derivatives of Candida antarctica lipase A could be efficiently reused for at least eight cycles (> 70% of retained activity). In contrast, its covalently immobilized counterpart showed a drastic decrease in activity after five cycles (less than 10% of retained activity at the end of 6 rounds).
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- Saba Ghasemi
- Department of Chemistry, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University (PNU), PO Box 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran
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Amin M, Abdullah BM, Wylie SR, Rowley-Neale SJ, Banks CE, Whitehead KA. The Voltammetric Detection of Cadaverine Using a Diamine Oxidase and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Functionalised Electrochemical Biosensor. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:36. [PMID: 36615946 PMCID: PMC9824597 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cadaverine is a biomolecule of major healthcare importance in periodontal disease; however, current detection methods remain inefficient. The development of an enzyme biosensor for the detection of cadaverine may provide a cheap, rapid, point-of-care alternative to traditional measurement techniques. This work developed a screen-printed biosensor (SPE) with a diamine oxidase (DAO) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) functionalised electrode which enabled the detection of cadaverine via cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The MWCNTs were functionalised with DAO using carbodiimide crosslinking with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), followed by direct covalent conjugation of the enzyme to amide bonds. Cyclic voltammetry results demonstrated a pair of distinct redox peaks for cadaverine with the C-MWCNT/DAO/EDC-NHS/GA SPE and no redox peaks using unmodified SPEs. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was used to isolate the cadaverine oxidation peak and a linear concentration dependence was identified in the range of 3-150 µg/mL. The limit of detection of cadaverine using the C-MWCNT/DAO/EDC-NHS/GA SPE was 0.8 μg/mL, and the biosensor was also found to be effective when tested in artificial saliva which was used as a proof-of-concept model to increase the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of this device. Thus, the development of a MWCNT based enzymatic biosensor for the voltammetric detection of cadaverine which was also active in the presence of artificial saliva was presented in this study.
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- Mohsin Amin
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Microbiology at Interfaces Group, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6BH, UK
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Abdelhamid MAA, Son RG, Park KS, Pack SP. Oriented multivalent silaffin-affinity immobilization of recombinant lipase on diatom surface: Reliable loading and high performance of biocatalyst. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 219:112830. [PMID: 36162181 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Microbial lipases are widely used biocatalysts; however, their functional surface immobilization should be designed for successful industrial applications. One of the unmet challenges is to develop a practical surface immobilization to achieve both high stability and activity of lipases upon the large loading. Herein, we present a silaffin-based multivalent design as a simple and oriented approach for Bacillus subtilis lipase A (LipA) immobilization on economic diatom biosilica matrix to yield highly-stable activity with reliable loading. Specifically, silaffin peptides Sil3H, Sil3K, and Sil3R, as monovalent or divalent genetic fusion tags, selectively immobilized LipA on biosilica surfaces. Sil3K peptide fusion to LipA termini most efficiently produced high catalytic activity upon immobilization. The activity was 70-fold greater than that of immobilized wild-type LipA. Compared to single fusion, the double Sil3K fusion displayed 1.7 higher enzymatic loading combined with high catalytic performances of LipA on biosilica surfaces. The multivalent immobilized LipA was distributed uniformly on biosilica surfaces. The biocatalyst was stable over a wide pH range with 98% retention activity after 10 reuses. The stabilized lipase fusion was compatible with laundry detergents, making it an attractive biocatalyst for detergent formulations. These findings demonstrate that multivalent surface immobilization is a plausible method for developing high-performance biocatalysts suitable for industrial biotechnological applications.
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- Mohamed A A Abdelhamid
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-Ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea; Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-Ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-Ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-Ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea.
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Plekhanova YV, Reshetilov AN. Nanomaterials for Controlled Adjustment of the Parameters of Electrochemical Biosensors and Biofuel Cells. BIOL BULL+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359022040124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao J, Ma M, Yan X, Zhang G, Xia J, Zeng Z, Yu P, Deng Q, Gong D. Green synthesis of polydopamine functionalized magnetic mesoporous biochar for lipase immobilization and its application in interesterification for novel structured lipids production. Food Chem 2022; 379:132148. [PMID: 35074745 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In this study, the polydopamine functionalized magnetic mesoporous biochar (MPCB-DA) was prepared for immobilization of Bacillus licheniformis lipase via covalent immobilization. Under optimized immobilization conditions, the maximum immobilization yield, efficiency and immobilized lipase amount were found to be 45%, 54% and 36.9 mg/g, respectively. The immobilized lipase, MPCB-DA-Lipase showed good thermal stability and alkali resistance. The MPCB-DA-Lipase retained 56% initial activity after 10 reuse cycles, with more than 85% relative activity after 70 days' storage at 4 or 25 °C. The MPCB-DA-Lipase was efficiently applied in the interesterification of Cinnamomum camphora seed kernel oil and perilla seed oil, with maximum interesterification efficiency of 46%. The produced structured lipids belong to the S2U and U2S triacylglycerols, a novel medium-and long-chain triacylglycerol. These results demonstrated that the MPCB-DA-Lipase may be used as an efficient biocatalyst in lipid processing applications of food industries.
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- Junxin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Resource and Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Resource and Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Resource and Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Resource and Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; School of Resource and Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; New Zealand Institute of Natural Medicine Research, 8 Ha Crescent, Auckland 2104, New Zealand
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Chandel H, Kumar P, Chandel AK, Verma ML. Biotechnological advances in biomass pretreatment for bio-renewable production through nanotechnological intervention. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY 2022; 14:1-23. [PMID: 35529175 PMCID: PMC9064403 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02746-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Globally, the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly and the escalating fuel prices as well as plethora of the pollutants released from the emission of burning fossil fuels cause global warming that massively disturb the ecological balance. Moreover, the unnecessary utilization of non-renewable energy sources is a genuine hazard to nature and economic stability, which demands an alternative renewable source of energy. The lignocellulosic biomass is the pillar of renewable sources of energy. Different conventional pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic feedstocks have employed for biofuel production. However, these pretreatments are associated with disadvantages such as high cost of chemical substances, high load of organic catalysts or mechanical equipment, time consuming, and production of toxic inhibitors causing the environmental pollution. Nanotechnology has shown the promised biorefinery results by overcoming the disadvantages associated with the conventional pretreatments. Recyclability of nanomaterials offers cost effective and economically viable biorefineries processes. Lignolytic and saccharolytic enzymes have immobilized onto/into the nanomaterials for the higher biocatalyst loading due to their inherent properties of high surface area to volume ratios. Nanobiocatalyst enhance the hydrolyzing process of pretreated biomass by their high penetration into the cell wall to disintegrate the complex carbohydrates for the release of high amounts of sugars towards biofuel and various by-products production. Different nanotechnological routes provide cost-effective bioenergy production from the rich repertoires of the forest and agricultural-based lignocellulosic biomass. In this article, a critical survey of diverse biomass pretreatment methods and the nanotechnological interventions for opening up the biomass structure has been carried out.
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- Heena Chandel
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, Himachal Pradesh, 177209 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, Himachal Pradesh, 177209 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São, Paulo-12.602.810, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, Himachal Pradesh, 177209 India
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Nematian T, Shakeri A, Salehi Z, Saboury AA, Dalai AK. The effect of 3D structure preparation method on lipase/3DMGO biocatalytic parameters and catalytic performance in transesterification of microalgae bio-oil. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Amin M, Abdullah BM, Rowley-Neale SJ, Wylie S, Slate AJ, Banks CE, Whitehead KA. Diamine Oxidase-Conjugated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes to Facilitate Electrode Surface Homogeneity. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:675. [PMID: 35062637 PMCID: PMC8780216 DOI: 10.3390/s22020675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carbon nanomaterials have gained significant interest over recent years in the field of electrochemistry, and they may be limited in their use due to issues with their difficulty in dispersion. Enzymes are prime components for detecting biological molecules and enabling electrochemical interactions, but they may also enhance multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) dispersion. This study evaluated a MWCNT and diamine oxidase enzyme (DAO)-functionalised screen-printed electrode (SPE) to demonstrate improved methods of MWCNT functionalisation and dispersion. MWCNT morphology and dispersion was determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Carboxyl groups were introduced onto the MWCNT surfaces using acid etching. MWCNT functionalisation was carried out using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), followed by DAO conjugation and glutaraldehyde (GA) crosslinking. Modified C-MWNCT/EDC-NHS/DAO/GA was drop cast onto SPEs. Modified and unmodified electrodes after MWCNT functionalisation were characterised using optical profilometry (roughness), water contact angle measurements (wettability), Raman spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) (vibrational modes and elemental composition, respectively). The results demonstrated that the addition of the DAO improved MWCNT homogenous dispersion and the solution demonstrated enhanced stability which remained over two days. Drop casting of C-MWCNT/EDC-NHS/DAO/GA onto carbon screen-printed electrodes increased the surface roughness and wettability. UV-Vis, SEM, Raman and EDX analysis determined the presence of carboxylated MWCNT variants from their non-carboxylated counterparts. Electrochemical analysis demonstrated an efficient electron transfer rate process and a diffusion-controlled redox process. The modification of such electrodes may be utilised for the development of biosensors which could be utilised to support a range of healthcare related fields.
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- M. Amin
- Department of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moore’s University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK; (B.M.A.); (S.W.)
- Microbiology at Interfaces Group, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Department of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moore’s University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK; (B.M.A.); (S.W.)
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; (S.J.R.-N.); (C.E.B.)
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- Department of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moore’s University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK; (B.M.A.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; (S.J.R.-N.); (C.E.B.)
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- Microbiology at Interfaces Group, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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Pragya, Sharma KK, Kumar A, Singh D, Kumar V, Singh B. Immobilized phytases: an overview of different strategies, support material, and their applications in improving food and feed nutrition. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 63:5465-5487. [PMID: 34965785 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2020719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Phytases are the most widely used food and feed enzymes, which aid in nutritional improvement by reducing anti-nutritional factor. Despite the benefits, enzymes usage in the industry is restricted by several factors such as their short life-span and poor reusability, which result in high costs for large-scale utilization at commercial scale. Furthermore, under pelleting conditions such as high temperatures, pH, and other factors, the enzyme becomes inactive due to lesser stability. Immobilization of phytases has been suggested as a way to overcome these limitations with improved performance. Matrices used to immobilize phytases include inorganic (Hydroxypatite, zeolite, and silica), organic (Polyacrylamide, epoxy resins, alginate, chitosan, and starch agar), soluble matrix (Polyvinyl alcohol), and nanomaterials including nanoparticles, nanofibers, nanotubes. Several surface analysis methods, including thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and FTIR analysis, have been used to characterize immobilized phytase. Immobilized phytases have been used in a broad range of biotechnological applications such as animal feed, biodegradation of food phytates, preparations of myo-inositol phosphates, and sulfoxidation by vanadate-substituted peroxidase. This article provides information on different matrices used for phytase immobilization from the last two decades, including the process of immobilization and support material, surface analysis techniques, and multifarious biotechnological applications of the immobilized phytases.
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- Pragya
- Laboratory of Bioprocess Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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- Department of Botany, Pt. N.R.S. Govt. College, Rohtak, India
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- Department of Physics, RPS Degree College, Mahendergarh, India
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- Department of Botany, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Jant-Pali, India
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Amer OA, Ali SS, Azab M, El-Shouny WA, Sun J, Mahmoud YAG. Exploring new marine bacterial species, Alcaligenes faecalis Alca F2018 valued for bioconversion of shrimp chitin to chitosan for concomitant biotechnological applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 196:35-45. [PMID: 34920076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The exploitation of chitinous materials seems to be an infinite treasure. To this end, using shellfish waste as the sole carbon/nitrogen source solves environmental challenges while lowering microbial chitinase production costs. Bioconversion of shellfish chitin wastes such as shrimp shells has recently been investigated for the production of enzymes and bioactive materials in order to maximize the utilization of chitin-containing seafood processing wastes. In this study, the bioconversion of chitin to chitosan by Alcaligenes faecalis Alca F2018 revealed the highest chitin deacetylase (CDA) activity of 40.6 U/μg. The resulted low Km and high Vmax values explain the high affinity of the purified CDA to the p-nitroacetanilide substrate. CDA with a molecular weight of 66 KDa was purified from F2018 strain, with a 14.5% yield. FT-IR revealed distinct chitosan peaks and XRD revealed that chitosan samples had lower crystallinity than chitin. TGA analysis revealed that the recovered chitosan samples were more thermally stable. The deacetylation degree percentages of the produced chitosan are in the same range as that of the commercial chitosan, suggesting the promising potential of A. faecalis Alca F2018 to utilize shrimp shells in their raw form in the fermentation media based on its CDA enzyme activity.
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- Ohood A Amer
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt; Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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Liu X, Liu G, Wu Y, Pang X, Wu Y, Qinshu, Niu J, Chen Q, Zhang X. Transposon sequencing: A powerful tool for the functional genomic study of food-borne pathogens. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sundaramahalingam MA, Amrutha C, Sivashanmugam P, Rajeshbanu J. An encapsulated report on enzyme-assisted transesterification with an allusion to lipase. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:481. [PMID: 34790505 PMCID: PMC8557240 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-03003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Biodiesel is a renewable, sulfur-free, toxic-free, and low carbon fuel which possesses enhanced lubricity. Transesterification is the easiest method employed for the production of biodiesel, in which the oil is transformed into biodiesel. Biocatalyst-mediated transesterification is more advantageous than chemical process because of its non-toxic nature, the requirement of mild reaction conditions, absence of saponification, easy product recovery, and production of high-quality biodiesel. Lipases are found to be the primary enzymes in enzyme-mediated transesterification process. Currently, researchers are using lipases as biocatalyst for transesterification. Lipases are extracted from various sources such as plants, microbes, and animals. Biocatalyst-based biodiesel production is not yet commercialized due to high-cost of purified enzymes and higher reaction time for the production process. However, research works are growing in the area of various cost-effective techniques for immobilizing lipase to improve its reusability. And further reduction in the production cost of lipases can be achieved by genetic engineering techniques. The reduction in reaction time can be achieved through ultrasonic-assisted biocatalytic transesterification. Biodiesel production by enzymatic transesterification is affected by many factors. Various methods have been developed to control these factors and improve biodiesel production. This report summarizes the various sources of lipase, various production strategies for lipase and the lipase-mediated transesterification. It is fully focused on the lipase enzyme and its role in biodiesel production. It also covers the detailed explanation of various influencing factors, which affect the lipase-mediated transesterification along with the limitations and scope of lipase in biodiesel production.
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- M. A. Sundaramahalingam
- Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015 India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015 India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015 India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu 610 005 India
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Recent advances in carbon nanotubes-based biocatalysts and their applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 297:102542. [PMID: 34655931 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Enzymes have been incorporated into a wide variety of fields and industries as they catalyze many biochemical and chemical reactions. The immobilization of enzymes on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for generating nano biocatalysts with high stability and reusability is gaining great attention among researchers. Functionalized CNTs act as excellent support for effective enzyme immobilization. Depending on the application, the enzymes can be tailored using the various surface functionalization techniques on the CNTs to extricate the desirable characteristics. Aiming at the preparation of efficient, stable, and recyclable nanobiocatalysts, this review provides an overview of the methods developed to immobilize the various enzymes. Various applications of carbon nanotube-based biocatalysts in water purification, bioremediation, biosensors, and biofuel cells have been comprehensively reviewed.
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Biofuel is one of the best alternatives to petroleum-derived fuels globally especially in the current scenario, where fossil fuels are continuously depleting. Fossil-based fuels cause severe threats to the environment and human health by releasing greenhouse gases on their burning. With the several limitations in currently available technologies and associated higher expenses, producing biofuels on an industrial scale is a time-consuming operation. Moreover, processes adopted for the conversion of various feedstock to the desired product are different depending upon the various techniques and materials utilized. Nanoparticles (NPs) are one of the best solutions to the current challenges on utilization of biomass in terms of their selectivity, energy efficiency, and time management, with reduced cost involvement. Many of these methods have recently been adopted, and several NPs such as metal, magnetic, and metal oxide are now being used in enhancement of biofuel production. The unique properties of NPs, such as their design, stability, greater surface area to volume ratio, catalytic activity, and reusability, make them effective biofuel additives. In addition, nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, and nanosheets have been found to be cost effective as well as stable catalysts for enzyme immobilization, thus improving biofuel synthesis. The current study gives a comprehensive overview of the use of various nanomaterials in biofuel production, as well as the major challenges and future opportunities.
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Kikani BA, Singh SP. Amylases from thermophilic bacteria: structure and function relationship. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 42:325-341. [PMID: 34420464 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1940089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Amylases hydrolyze starch to diverse products including dextrins and progressively smaller polymers of glucose units. Thermally stable amylases account for nearly 25% of the enzyme market. This review highlights the structural attributes of the α-amylases from thermophilic bacteria. Heterologous expression of amylases in suitable hosts is discussed in detail. Further, specific value maximization approaches, such as protein engineering and immobilization of the amylases are discussed in order to improve its suitability for varied applications on a commercial scale. The review also takes into account of the immobilization of the amylases on nanomaterials to increase the stability and reusability of the enzymes. The function-based metagenomics would provide opportunities for searching amylases with novel characteristics. The review is expected to explore novel amylases for future potential applications.
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- Bhavtosh A Kikani
- UGC-CAS Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India.,P.D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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- UGC-CAS Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
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Czarnecka J, Kwiatkowski M, Wiśniewski M, Roszek K. Protein Corona Hinders N-CQDs Oxidative Potential and Favors Their Application as Nanobiocatalytic System. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158136. [PMID: 34360901 PMCID: PMC8347256 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The oxidative properties of nanomaterials arouse legitimate concerns about oxidative damage in biological systems. On the other hand, the undisputable benefits of nanomaterials promote them for biomedical applications; thus, the strategies to reduce oxidative potential are urgently needed. We aimed at analysis of nitrogen-containing carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) in terms of their biocompatibility and internalization by different cells. Surprisingly, N-CQD uptake does not contribute to the increased oxidative stress inside cells and lacks cytotoxic influence even at high concentrations, primarily through protein corona formation. We proved experimentally that the protein coating effectively limits the oxidative capacity of N-CQDs. Thus, N-CQDs served as an immobilization support for three different enzymes with the potential to be used as therapeutics. Various kinetic parameters of immobilized enzymes were analyzed. Regardless of the enzyme structure and type of reaction catalyzed, adsorption on the nanocarrier resulted in increased catalytic efficiency. The enzymatic-protein-to-nanomaterial ratio is the pivotal factor determining the course of kinetic parameter changes that can be tailored for enzyme application. We conclude that the above properties of N-CQDs make them an ideal support for enzymatic drugs required for multiple biomedical applications, including personalized medical therapies.
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- Joanna Czarnecka
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (M.W.); (K.R.)
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- Chair of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland;
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- Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (M.W.); (K.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (M.W.); (K.R.)
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Najjar A, Hassan EA, Zabermawi N, Saber SH, Bajrai LH, Almuhayawi MS, Abujamel TS, Almasaudi SB, Azhar LE, Moulay M, Harakeh S. Optimizing the catalytic activities of methanol and thermotolerant Kocuria flava lipases for biodiesel production from cooking oil wastes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13659. [PMID: 34211018 PMCID: PMC8249636 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this study, two highly thermotolerant and methanol-tolerant lipase-producing bacteria were isolated from cooking oil and they exhibited a high number of catalytic lipase activities recording 18.65 ± 0.68 U/mL and 13.14 ± 0.03 U/mL, respectively. Bacterial isolates were identified according to phenotypic and genotypic 16S rRNA characterization as Kocuria flava ASU5 (MT919305) and Bacillus circulans ASU11 (MT919306). Lipases produced from Kocuria flava ASU5 showed the highest methanol tolerance, recording 98.4% relative activity as well as exhibited high thermostability and alkaline stability. Under the optimum conditions obtained from 3D plots of response surface methodology design, the Kocuria flava ASU5 biocatalyst exhibited an 83.08% yield of biodiesel at optimized reaction variables of, 60 ○C, pH value 8 and 1:2 oil/alcohol molar ratios in the reaction mixture. As well as, the obtained results showed the interactions of temperature/methanol were significant effects, whereas this was not noted in the case of temperature/pH and pH/methanol interactions. The obtained amount of biodiesel from cooking oil was 83.08%, which was analyzed by a GC/Ms profile. The produced biodiesel was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) approaches showing an absorption band at 1743 cm-1, which is recognized for its absorption in the carbonyl group (C=O) which is characteristic of ester absorption. The energy content generated from biodiesel synthesized was estimated as 12,628.5 kJ/mol. Consequently, Kocuria flava MT919305 may provide promising thermostable, methanol-tolerant lipases, which may improve the economic feasibility and biotechnology of enzyme biocatalysis in the synthesis of value-added green chemicals.
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- Azhar Najjar
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Preventive Medicine, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Aseer Region, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Embryonic Stem Cells Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Vaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Yousef Abdullatif Jameel Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Singh A, Rai SK, Manisha M, Yadav SK. Immobilized L-ribose isomerase for the sustained synthesis of a rare sugar D-talose. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Development of a Novel Bi-Enzymatic Nanobiocatalyst for the Efficient Bioconversion of Oleuropein to Hydroxytyrosol. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11060749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Lipase A from Candida antarctica (CalA) and β-glucosidase from Thermotoga maritima (bgl) were covalently co-immobilized onto the surface of chitosan-coated magnetic nanoparticles (CS-MNPs). Several parameters regarding the co-immobilization procedure (glutaraldehyde concentration, incubation time, CS-MNPs to enzyme mass ratio and bgl to CalA mass ratio) were evaluated and optimized. The developed nanobiocatalyst was characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. Biochemical parameters such as kinetic constants and thermal stability were also evaluated. The nanobiocatalytic system revealed an increase in the Km constant followed by a decrease in Vmax value compared with the native enzymes, while a significant increase (>5-fold higher) of the thermal stability of the immobilized CalA, both in individual and in co-immobilized form, was observed after 24 h incubation at 60 °C. Finally, the nanobiocatalyst was efficiently applied for the bioconversion of oleuropein to hydroxytyrosol, one of the most powerful naturally derived antioxidants, and it could be recycled for up to 10 reaction cycles (240 h of constant operation) at 60 °C, retaining more than 50% of its initial activity.
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Jayapiriya US, Rewatkar P, Goel S. Direct Electron Transfer based Microfluidic Glucose Biofuel cell with CO2 Laser ablated Bioelectrodes and Microchannel. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2021; 21:341-346. [PMID: 33974544 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2021.3079238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Miniaturized microfluidic electrochemical energy devices can produce power without the need for a separator reducing a considerable amount of fabrication complications. Enzymatic biofuel cells, with glucose as a fuel, are capable of producing energy from biological fluids in the presence of biocatalysts. The tedious fabrication procedures can be avoided by making electrodes and microchannel using laser ablation technique on polyimide substrates. In this work, a microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cell (MEBFC) has been presented with CO2 laser-ablated microchannel and bioelectrodes using a mediatorless approach. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have been used as a promoter to enhance the electron transfer rate. The fabricated MEBFC shows good power performance supplying 4.7 μW/cm2 with a maximum open-circuit voltage of 260 mV.
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Yu C, Li Q, Tian J, Zhan H, Zheng X, Wang S, Sun X, Sun X. A facile preparation of immobilized naringinase on polyethyleneimine-modified Fe 3O 4 magnetic nanomaterials with high activity. RSC Adv 2021; 11:14568-14577. [PMID: 35424008 PMCID: PMC8698058 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01449h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Polyethyleneimine-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4-PEI) were synthesized by the one-step co-precipitation method, and the resulting material was used to immobilize naringinase from the fermentation broth of Aspergillus niger FFCC uv-11. The immobilized naringinase activity could reach up to 690.74 U per g-support at the conditions of initial naringinase activity of 406.25 U mL-1, immobilization time of 4 h, glutaraldehyde concentration of 40% (w/v), immobilization temperature of 35 °C, and pH value of 5.5, with naringinase-carrying rate and naringinase activity recovery of 92.93% and 20.89%, respectively. In addition, the immobilized naringinase exhibited good pH and temperature stability in a pH range of 3.5-6.0 and temperature range of 40-70 °C, and the optimal reaction pH and reaction temperature were optimized as 5.5 and 60 °C, respectively. Besides, the immobilized naringinase could maintain 60.58% of the original activity after 10 reuse cycles, indicating that the immobilized naringinase had good reusability. Furthermore, the immobilized naringinase also performed excellent storage stability, 87.52% of enzyme activity still remained as stored at 4 °C for one month. In conclusion, the Fe3O4-PEI could be considered as a promising support for naringinase immobilization, with the advantages of high enzyme activity loading, good reusability, storage stability and rapid recovery.
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- Chan Yu
- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China +86-411-86323725 +86-411-86323725
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- School of Light Industry & Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University No. 1st Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dalian 116034 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA
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Rodrigues RT, Siqueira JR, Caseli L. Structural and viscoelastic properties of floating monolayers of a pectinolytic enzyme and their influence on the catalytic properties. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 589:568-577. [PMID: 33497895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The catalytic activity of enzymes immobilized in self-assembly systems as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films is influenced by molecular interactions dictated by the composition and viscoelasticity of the previous floating monolayers. We believe that the insertion of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in mixed polygalacturonase/lipid monolayers may influence intermolecular interactions and viscoelastic properties, being then possible to tune system stability and rheological properties, driving catalytic properties of the films for biosensing. EXPERIMENTS The physicochemical properties of the monolayers were investigated by tensiometry, surface potential, Brewster angle microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and dilatational rheology. The monolayers were transferred to solid supports LB films and characterized by atomic force microscopy, quartz crystal microbalance, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of the LB films was verified by colorimetric assay. FINDINGS The enzyme-CNT-lipid film had a catalytic activity at least twice as high as the pure enzyme owing to the synergy between the components, with the lipid acting as a protector matrix for the enzyme and the CNTs acting as an energy transfer facilitator. These results point to a proof-of-concept system, through which we can propose an alternative to achieve enhanced bio-inspired films with high control of the molecular architecture by using the LB approach.
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- Raul T Rodrigues
- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 09913-030 Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Nanomaterials and Nanostructures (LANNA), Institute of Exact Sciences, Natural and Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), 38064-200 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 09913-030 Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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Bilal M, Ashraf SS, Cui J, Lou WY, Franco M, Mulla SI, Iqbal HMN. Harnessing the biocatalytic attributes and applied perspectives of nanoengineered laccases-A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 166:352-373. [PMID: 33129906 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In the recent past, numerous new types of nanostructured carriers, as support matrices, have been engineered to advance the traditional enzyme immobilization strategies. The current research aimed to develop a robust enzyme-based biocatalytic platform and its effective deployment in the industrial biotechnology sectors at large and catalysis area, in particular, as low-cost biocatalytic systems. Suitable coordination between the target enzyme molecules and surface pendent multifunctional entities of nanostructured carriers has led an effective and significant contribution in myriad novel industrial, biotechnological, and biomedical applications. As compared to the immobilization on planar two-dimensional (2-D) surface, the unique physicochemical, structural and functional attributes of nano-engineered matrices, such as high surface-to-volume ratio, surface area, robust chemical and mechanical stability, surface pendant functional groups, outstanding optical, thermal, and electrical characteristics, resulted in the concentration of the immobilized entity being substantially higher, which is highly requisite from applied bio-catalysis perspective. Besides inherited features, nanostructured materials-based enzyme immobilization aided additional features, such as (1) ease in the preparation or green synthesis route, (2) no or minimal use of surfactants and harsh reagents, (3) homogeneous and well-defined core-shell nanostructures with thick enzyme shell, and (4) nano-size can be conveniently tailored within utility limits, as compared to the conventional enzyme immobilization. Moreover, the growing catalytic needs can be fulfilled by multi-enzymes co-immobilization on these nanostructured materials-based support matrices. This review spotlights the unique structural and functional attributes of several nanostructured materials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, and its derivate constructs, nanoparticles, nanoflowers, and metal-organic frameworks as robust matrices for laccase immobilization. The later half of the review focuses on the applied perspective of immobilized laccases for the degradation of emergent contaminants, biosensing cues, and lignin deconstruction and high-value products.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, No 29, 13th, Avenue, Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin 300457, China
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- Lab of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Exact and Technological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, 45654-370 Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico.
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Alagöz D, Toprak A, Yildirim D, Tükel SS, Fernandez-Lafuente R. Modified silicates and carbon nanotubes for immobilization of lipase from Rhizomucor miehei: Effect of support and immobilization technique on the catalytic performance of the immobilized biocatalysts. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 144:109739. [PMID: 33541574 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lipase from Rhizomucor miehei (RML) was covalently immobilized on different supports, two silica gels and two carbon nanotube samples, using two different strategies. RML was immobilized on 3-carboxypropyl silica gel (RML@Si-COOH) and multi-wall carbon nanotubes containing carboxylic acid functionalities (RML@MCNT-COOH) using a two-step carbodiimide activation/immobilization reaction. Moreover, the enzyme was also immobilized on 3-aminopropyl silica (RML@Si-Glu) and single-wall carbon nanotubes functionalized with 3-APTES and activated with glutaraldehyde (RML@SCNT-Glu). Before and after RML immobilization, the structurel properties of supports were characterized and compared in detail. After immobilization, the expressed activities were 36.9, 90.2, 16.9, and 26.1 % for RML@Si-COOH, RML@Si-Glu, RML@MCNT-COOH, and RML@SCNT-Glu, respectively. The kinetic parameters of free and immobilized RML samples were determined for three substrates, p-nitrophenyl acetate, p-nitrophenyl butyrate and p-nitrophenyl palmitate, and RML@Si-Glu showed higher catalytic efficiency than the other immobilized RML samples. RML@Si-COOH, RML@Si-Glu, RML@MCNT-COOH, and RML@SCNT-Glu exhibited 5.8, 7.6, 4.2 and 4.6 folds longer half-life values than those of the free enzyme at pH 7.5 and 40 °C. Recyclability studies showed that all the immobilized RML biocatalysts retained over 90 % of their initial activities after ten cycles in the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl butyrate.
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- Dilek Alagöz
- Cukurova University, Imamoglu Vocational School, Adana, Turkey.
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- Cukurova University, Sciences & Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department, 01330, Adana, Turkey
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- Cukurova University, Ceyhan Engineering Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, Adana, Turkey
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- Cukurova University, Sciences & Letters Faculty, Chemistry Department, 01330, Adana, Turkey
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- Departamento De Biocatalisis, ICP-CSIC, C/Marie Crue 2, Campus UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain; Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, Member of The External Scientific Advisory Board, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Li J, Zhang J, Shen S, Zhang B, Yu WW. Magnetic responsive Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase for biodiesel synthesis. MATERIALS TODAY. COMMUNICATIONS 2020; 24:101197. [PMID: 32837987 PMCID: PMC7245248 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The low cost lipase derived from Thermomyces lanugionous was chosen to conjugate with Fe3O4 nanoparitcles as a magnetic responsive lipase (MRL) biocatalyst. The structure of MRL was observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis confirmed the lipase conjugated to Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Optimized conditions for the process of biodiesel production by MRL were investigated by the response surface methodology (RSM) and the Box-Behnken design (BBD). The optimized conditions for biodiesel production by MRL were as follows. The molar ratio of methanol to oil was 4.0, water content was 1.5 % as oil weight, the dosage of MRL to oil was 9.0 % (W/W) under 41 °C for 28 h. Under the optimized conditions, the yield of FAMEs by MRL reached 82.20 %. Further experiments showed that the MRL could be used 10 cycles and the yield of FAMEs decreased slightly by 10.97 %. These results indicated that Fe3O4 nanoparticle carrier could efficiently improve the FAMEs synthesis and enhance the MRL stabilization and reusability in the biodiesel production.
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- Jing Li
- College of biomedical engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of biomedical engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of biomedical engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA
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Verma ML, Dhanya B, Sukriti, Rani V, Thakur M, Jeslin J, Kushwaha R. Carbohydrate and protein based biopolymeric nanoparticles: Current status and biotechnological applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 154:390-412. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Dhanya BS, Mishra A, Chandel AK, Verma ML. Development of sustainable approaches for converting the organic waste to bioenergy. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 723:138109. [PMID: 32229385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Dependence on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas are on alarming increase, thereby causing such resources to be in a depletion mode and a novel sustainable approach for bioenergy production are in demand. Successful implementation of zero waste discharge policy is one such way to attain a sustainable development of bioenergy. Zero waste discharge can be induced only through the conversion of organic wastes into bioenergy. Waste management is pivotal and considering its importance of minimizing the issue and menace of wastes, conversion strategy of organic waste is effectively recommended. Present review is concentrated on providing a keen view on the potential organic waste sources and the way in which the bioenergy is produced through efficient conversion processes. Biogas, bioethanol, biocoal, biohydrogen and biodiesel are the principal renewable energy sources. Different types of organic wastes used for bioenergy generation and its sources, anaerobic digestion-biogas production and its related process affecting parameters including fermentation, photosynthetic process and novel nano-inspired techniques are discussed. Bioenergy production from organic waste is associated with mitigation of lump waste generation and its dumping into land, specifically reducing all hazards and negativities in all sectors during waste disposal. A sustainable bioenergy sector with upgraded security for fuels, tackles the challenging climatic change problem also. Thus, intensification of organic waste conversion strategies to bioenergy, specially, biogas and biohydrogen production is elaborated and analyzed in the present article. Predominantly, persistent drawbacks of the existing organic waste conversion methods have been noted, providing consideration to economic, environmental and social development.
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- B S Dhanya
- Department of Biotechnology, Udaya School of Engineering, Udaya Nagar, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629 204, India
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- Sustainable Agriculture Division, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Liu J, Zhao W, Zhang L, Zhang M, Chen Y, Xu Y, Li Y, Wang L. Synthesis of substituted 2H-chromenes catalyzed by lipase immobilized on magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:411-416. [PMID: 32415742 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Porcine pancreas lipase (PPL) was immobilized on magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes successfully for the synthesis of substituted 2H-chromenes. The catalytic activity of immobilized PPL was much higher than that of free PPL. Effects of reaction medium, temperature, and enzyme dosage were also investigated. Under optimum reaction conditions (acetylacetone (1 mmol), salicylaldehyde (1 equivalent), methanol (10 equivalent), and immobilized PPL (protein content: 30 mg; 65 °C; DMF 5 mL; 5 H), the immobilized PPL showed an excellent catalytic performance on the synthesis of substituted 2H-chromenes. Moreover, the immobilized PPL exhibited satisfactory thermostability, operational simplicity, and reusability in this reaction.
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- Jiaxu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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Otari SV, Patel SKS, Kalia VC, Lee JK. One-step hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic rice straw for effective lipase immobilization and its application in esterification reaction. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 302:122887. [PMID: 32018086 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Immobilization of industrially important enzymes on supports is important to decrease the cost of the overall enzymatic production procedure. Herein, a novel method for synthesizing a new support, magnetic rice straw (MRS) in one step is reported: rice straw (RS) was soaked with Fe2+ ions and these were further reduced to form embedded Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the RS surface, forming MRS. This material presented a magnetic saturation value of 27.32 emu g-1. Lipase immobilization on MRS resulted in 94.3% immobilization efficiency and 91.3 mg g-1 of enzyme loading, which are higher than immobilization on native RS. The lipase stability was increased approximately 8-fold at 70 °C. The lipase-MRS composite was tested in the esterification reaction of biodiesel production, where it showed prominent reusability. Therefore, this novel and rapid synthesis method can provide ecological and economic support for enzyme immobilization and industrially important product formation.
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- Sachin V Otari
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Patila M, Chalmpes N, Dounousi E, Stamatis H, Gournis D. Use of functionalized carbon nanotubes for the development of robust nanobiocatalysts. Methods Enzymol 2020; 630:263-301. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Naghshbandi MP, Moghimi H. Stabilization of phytase on multi-walled carbon nanotubes via covalent immobilization. Methods Enzymol 2020; 630:431-451. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases in Bacteria: Active Site, Structure, Function and Application. CRYSTALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9110597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Carboxylic ester hydrolases (CEHs), which catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic esters to produce alcohol and acid, are identified in three domains of life. In the Protein Data Bank (PDB), 136 crystal structures of bacterial CEHs (424 PDB codes) from 52 genera and metagenome have been reported. In this review, we categorize these structures based on catalytic machinery, structure and substrate specificity to provide a comprehensive understanding of the bacterial CEHs. CEHs use Ser, Asp or water as a nucleophile to drive diverse catalytic machinery. The α/β/α sandwich architecture is most frequently found in CEHs, but 3-solenoid, β-barrel, up-down bundle, α/β/β/α 4-layer sandwich, 6 or 7 propeller and α/β barrel architectures are also found in these CEHs. Most are substrate-specific to various esters with types of head group and lengths of the acyl chain, but some CEHs exhibit peptidase or lactamase activities. CEHs are widely used in industrial applications, and are the objects of research in structure- or mutation-based protein engineering. Structural studies of CEHs are still necessary for understanding their biological roles, identifying their structure-based functions and structure-based engineering and their potential industrial applications.
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Qamar SA, Asgher M, Khalid N, Sadaf M. Nanobiotechnology in health sciences: Current applications and future perspectives. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li H, Pan Y, Farmakes J, Xiao F, Liu G, Chen B, Zhu X, Rao J, Yang Z. A sulfonated mesoporous silica nanoparticle for enzyme protection against denaturants and controlled release under reducing conditions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 556:292-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Acquah C, Chan YW, Pan S, Yon LS, Ongkudon CM, Guo H, Danquah MK. Characterisation of aptamer-anchored poly(EDMA-co-GMA) monolith for high throughput affinity binding. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14501. [PMID: 31601836 PMCID: PMC6787036 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50862-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Immobilisation of aptameric ligands on solid stationary supports for effective binding of target molecules requires understanding of the relationship between aptamer-polymer interactions and the conditions governing the mass transfer of the binding process. Herein, key process parameters affecting the molecular anchoring of a thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA) onto polymethacrylate monolith pore surface, and the binding characteristics of the resulting macroporous aptasensor were investigated. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the TBA-thrombin binding indicated enhanced Guanine 4 (G4) structural stability of TBA upon interaction with thrombin in an ionic environment. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analyses were used to characterise the available functional groups and thermo-molecular stability of the immobilised polymer generated with Schiff-base activation and immobilisation scheme. The initial degradation temperature of the polymethacrylate stationary support increased with each step of the Schiff-base process: poly(Ethylene glycol Dimethacrylate-co-Glycidyl methacrylate) or poly(EDMA-co-GMA) [196.0 °C (±1.8)]; poly(EDMA-co-GMA)-Ethylenediamine [235.9 °C (±6.1)]; poly(EDMA-co-GMA)-Ethylenediamine-Glutaraldehyde [255.4 °C (±2.7)]; and aptamer-modified monolith [273.7 °C (±2.5)]. These initial temperature increments reflected in the associated endothermic energies were determined with differential scanning calorimetry. The aptameric ligand density obtained after immobilisation was 480 pmol/μL. Increase in pH and ionic concentration affected the surface charge distribution and the binding characteristics of the aptamer-modified disk-monoliths, resulting in the optimum binding pH and ionic concentration of 8.0 and 5 mM Mg2+, respectively. These results are critical in understanding and setting parametric constraints indispensable to develop and enhance the performance of aptasensors.
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- Caleb Acquah
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia.,School of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia
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- School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Freising, 85354, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, 98009, Malaysia
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States.,SimCenter, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States.
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Li LJ, Xia WJ, Ma GP, Chen YL, Ma YY. A study on the enzymatic properties and reuse of cellulase immobilized with carbon nanotubes and sodium alginate. AMB Express 2019; 9:112. [PMID: 31332555 PMCID: PMC6646445 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-019-0835-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cellulase has many potential applications in ethanol production, extraction of medicinal ingredients, food, brewing, oil exploration, environmental protection. However, the widespread use of cellulase is limited by its relatively high production costs and low biological activity. Therefore, we studied the enzymatic properties and reusability of cellulase immobilized on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and sodium alginate for the first time. The results showed that the optimum temperature and pH of immobilized cellulase was 40 °C and 3.0, respectively. After 1 month of storage at 4 °C, the enzyme activity of immobilized cellulase dropped to 71.2% of the baseline. Immobilized cellulase was proved to be reusable and maintained ~ 70% of its activity after 7 cycles of repeated use. Versus free cellulase, the immobilized cellulase showed good thermal stability, pH resistance, storage stability and reusability, which could be beneficial in large-scale industrial manufacturing processes.
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Temkov M, Petrovski A, Gjorgieva E, Popovski E, Lazarova M, Boev I, Paunovic P, Grozdanov A, Dimitrov A, Baidak A, Krastanov A. Inulinase immobilization on polyethylene glycol/polypyrrole multiwall carbon nanotubes producing a catalyst with enhanced thermal and operational stability. Eng Life Sci 2019; 19:617-630. [PMID: 32625037 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201900021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This paper describes the development of a simple method for mixed non-covalent and covalent bonding of partially purified inulinase on functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) with polypyrrole (PPy). The pyrrole (Py) was electrochemically polymerized on MWCNTs in order to fabricate MWCNTs/PPy nanocomposite. Two multiple forms of enzyme were bound to N-H functional groups from PPy and -COO- from activated MWCNTs to yield a stable MWCNTs/PPy/PEG immobilized preparation with increased thermal stability. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to confirm functionalization of nanoparticles and immobilization of the enzyme. The immobilization yield of 85% and optimal enzyme load of 345 μg protein onto MWCNTs was obtained. The optimum reaction conditions and kinetic parameters were established using the UV-Vis analytical assay. The best functional performance for prepared heterogeneous catalyst has been observed at pH 3.6 and 10, and at the temperatures of 60 and 80ºC. The half-life (t 1/2) of the immobilized inulinase at 60 and 80ºC was found to be 231 and 99 min, respectively. The reusability of the immobilized formulation was evaluated based on a method in which the enzyme retained 50% of its initial activity, which occurred after the eighteenth operation cycle.
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- Mishela Temkov
- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia.,Faculty of Technology University of Food Technologies Plovdiv Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Technological Technical Faculty University Goce Delcev Shtip Republic of Macedonia
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- Technological Technical Faculty University Goce Delcev Shtip Republic of Macedonia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia
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- Dalton Cumbrian Facility University of Manchester West Lakes United Kingdom.,School of Chemistry University of Manchester Manchester United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Technology University of Food Technologies Plovdiv Bulgaria
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Wang X, Kim JH, Choi YB, Kim HH, Kim CJ. Fabrication of optimally configured layers of SWCNTs, gold nanoparticles, and glucose oxidase on ITO electrodes for high-power enzymatic biofuel cells. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-019-0278-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Topcu C, Caglar B, Guner EK, Coldur F, Caglar S, Yıldırım Ö, Volkan Özdokur K, Cubuk O. Novel Copper(II)-Selective Potentiometric Sensor Based on a Folic Acid-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Material. ANAL LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2019.1617300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Cihan Topcu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Civil Defence and Firefighting, Uzumlu Vocational School, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Technology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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Suitability of Recombinant Lipase Immobilised on Functionalised Magnetic Nanoparticles for Fish Oil Hydrolysis. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9050420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Recombinant Bacillus subtilis lipase was immobilised on magnetic nanoparticles by a facile covalent method and applied to fish oil hydrolysis. High loading of enzyme to the functionalised nanoparticle was achieved with a protein binding efficiency of 95%. Structural changes of the confined enzyme on the surface of the nanoparticles was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopic techniques (attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared and circular dichroism). The biocatalytic potential of immobilised lipase was compared with that of free enzyme and biochemically characterised with respect to different parameters such as pH, temperature, substrate concentrations and substrate specificity. The thermal stability of functionalised nanoparticle bound enzyme was doubled that of free enzyme. Immobilised lipase retained more than 50% of its initial biocatalytic activity after recyclability for twenty cycles. The ability to the immobilised thermostable lipase to concentrate omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil was investigated. Using synthetic substrate, the immobilised enzyme showed 1.5 times higher selectivity for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and retained the same degree of selectivity for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), when compared to the free enzyme.
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Verma ML, Kumar P, Sharma D, Verma AD, Jana AK. Advances in Nanobiotechnology with Special Reference to Plant Systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12496-0_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Facin BR, Melchiors MS, Valério A, Oliveira JV, Oliveira DD. Driving Immobilized Lipases as Biocatalysts: 10 Years State of the Art and Future Prospects. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b00448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Bruno R. Facin
- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, UFSC, P.O. Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, UFSC, P.O. Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, UFSC, P.O. Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, UFSC, P.O. Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, UFSC, P.O. Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Bilal M, Asgher M, Cheng H, Yan Y, Iqbal HMN. Multi-point enzyme immobilization, surface chemistry, and novel platforms: a paradigm shift in biocatalyst design. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2019; 39:202-219. [PMID: 30394121 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2018.1531822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Engineering enzymes with improved catalytic properties in non-natural environments have been concerned with their diverse industrial and biotechnological applications. Immobilization represents a promising but straightforward route, and immobilized biocatalysts often display higher activities and stabilities compared to free enzymes. Owing to their unique physicochemical characteristics, including the high-specific surface area, exceptional chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties, efficient enzyme loading, and multivalent functionalization, nano-based materials are postulated as suitable carriers for biomolecules or enzyme immobilization. Enzymes immobilized on nanomaterial-based supports are more robust, stable, and recoverable than their pristine counterparts, and are even used for continuous catalytic processes. Furthermore, the unique intrinsic properties of nanomaterials, particularly nanoparticles, also confer the immobilized enzymes to be used for their broader applications. Herein, an effort has been made to present novel potentialities of multi-point enzyme immobilization in the current biotechnological sector. Various nano-based platforms for enzyme/biomolecule immobilization are discussed in the second part of the review. In summary, recent developments in the use of nanomaterials as new carriers to construct robust nano-biocatalytic systems are reviewed, and future trends are pointed out in this article.
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- Muhammad Bilal
- a School of Life Science and Food Engineering , Huaiyin Institute of Technology , Huaian , China
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- b Department of Biochemistry , University of Agriculture Faisalabad , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- c State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- d Key Lab of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education , College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China
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- e Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences , Campus Monterrey , Monterrey , Mexico
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Ranjan B, Pillai S, Permaul K, Singh S. Simultaneous removal of heavy metals and cyanate in a wastewater sample using immobilized cyanate hydratase on magnetic-multiwall carbon nanotubes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 363:73-80. [PMID: 30308367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Global environmental problems allied with waste management require novel approaches for the simultaneous removal of heavy metals and other associated compounds including cyanate. In this study, iron-oxide filled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (m-MWCNTs) were successfully synthesized and characterized by field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEGSEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The m-MWCNTs were amino-functionalized for the covalent immobilization of a recombinant cyanate hydratase (rTl-Cyn), and were characterized by fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The immobilized rTl-Cyn on the m-MWCNTs (m-MWCNT-rTl-Cyn) had long term storage stability and showed great potential towards cyanate biodegradability. We found that m-MWCNT-rTl-Cyn retained >94% of the initial activity even after 10 repeated cycles of bio-catalysis. Strikingly, the m-MWCNT-rTl-Cyn simultaneously reduced the concentration of chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) by 39.31, 35.53, 34.48 and 29.63%, respectively as well as the concentration of cyanate by ≥84%, in a synthetic wastewater sample.
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- Bibhuti Ranjan
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
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Verma ML, Kumar S, Das A, Randhawa JS, Chamundeeswari M. Enzyme Immobilization on Chitin and Chitosan-Based Supports for Biotechnological Applications. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE REVIEWS 35 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16538-3_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Reichardt C, Utgenannt S, Stahmann KP, Klepel O, Barig S. Highly stable adsorptive and covalent immobilization of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase on tailor-made porous carbon material. Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Torabizadeh H, Mikani M. Nano-magnetic cross-linked enzyme aggregates of naringinase an efficient nanobiocatalyst for naringin hydrolysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 117:134-143. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Di Giosia M, Valle F, Cantelli A, Bottoni A, Zerbetto F, Calvaresi M. C 60 Bioconjugation with Proteins: Towards a Palette of Carriers for All pH Ranges. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E691. [PMID: 29702620 PMCID: PMC5978068 DOI: 10.3390/ma11050691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The high hydrophobicity of fullerenes and the resulting formation of aggregates in aqueous solutions hamper the possibility of their exploitation in many technological applications. Noncovalent bioconjugation of fullerenes with proteins is an emerging approach for their dispersion in aqueous media. Contrary to covalent functionalization, bioconjugation preserves the physicochemical properties of the carbon nanostructure. The unique photophysical and photochemical properties of fullerenes are then fully accessible for applications in nanomedicine, sensoristic, biocatalysis and materials science fields. However, proteins are not universal carriers. Their stability depends on the biological conditions for which they have evolved. Here we present two model systems based on pepsin and trypsin. These proteins have opposite net charge at physiological pH. They recognize and disperse C60 in water. UV-Vis spectroscopy, zeta-potential and atomic force microscopy analysis demonstrates that the hybrids are well dispersed and stable in a wide range of pH’s and ionic strengths. A previously validated modelling approach identifies the protein-binding pocket involved in the interaction with C60. Computational predictions, combined with experimental investigations, provide powerful tools to design tailor-made C60@proteins bioconjugates for specific applications.
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- Matteo Di Giosia
- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (CNR-ISMN), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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