期刊
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
卷 53, 期 24, 页码 6155-6158出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403222
关键词
carbohydrates; encapsulation; enzymes; pullulan; stabilization
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Ontario Innovation Trust
A simple and inexpensive method is reported for the long-term stabilization of enzymes and other unstable reagents in premeasured quantities in water-soluble tablets (cast, not compressed) made with pullulan, a nonionic polysaccharide that forms an oxygen impermeable solid upon drying. The pullulan tablets dissolve in aqueous solutions in seconds, thereby facilitating the easy execution of bioassays at remote sites with no need for special reagent handling and liquid pipetting. This approach is modular in nature, thus allowing the creation of individual tablets for enzymes and their substrates. Proof-of-principle demonstrations include a Taq polymerase tablet for DNA amplification through PCR and a pesticide assay kit consisting of separate tablets for acetylcholinesterase and its chromogenic substrate, indoxyl acetate, both of which are highly unstable. The encapsulated reagents remain stable at room temperature for months, thus enabling the room-temperature shipping and storage of bioassay components.
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