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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 191-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.10.007
Keywords
Laccase; Immobilization; Mesostructured cellular foams; Kinetics; Decolourisation; Indigo carmine
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- Polish Ministry for Science and Higher Education [3T09C 038 28]
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Extracellular laccase produced by the wood-rotting fungus Cerrena unicolor was immobilized covalently on the mesostructured siliceous cellular foams (MCFs) functionalised using various organosilanes with amine and glycidyl groups. The experiments indicated that laccase bound via glutaraldehyde to MCFs modified using 2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane remains very active. In the best biocatalyst activity was about 42,700 U mL(-1) carrier (66,800 U mg(-1), bound protein), and hence significantly higher than ever reported before. Optimisation of the immobilization procedure with respect to protein concentration, pH of coupling mixture and the enzyme purity afforded the biocatalyst with activity of about 90,980 U mL(-1). For the best preparation, thermal- and pH-stability, and activity profiles were determined. Experiments carried out in a batch reactor showed that k(cat)/K-m for immobilized enzyme (0.88 min(-1) mu M-1) was acceptable lower than the value obtained for the native enzyme (2.19 min(-1) mu M-1). Finally, potentials of the catalysts were tested in the decolourisation of indigo carmine without redox-mediators. Seven consecutive runs with the catalysts separated by microfiltration proved that adsorption of the dye onto the carrier and enzymatic oxidation contribute to the efficient decolourisation without loss of immobilized enzyme activity. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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