ISSN:
1573-6776
Keywords:
enzyme
;
extraction
;
Horseradish peroxidase
;
organic solvent
;
reactivation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract A novel extraction method was developed aiming at increasing the stability of enzymes in organic solvent media. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP), inactivated in a tetrahydrofuran (THF)/water (1:1, v/v), regained and maintained its activity when HRP was extracted by adding a THF/benzene mixture to the original solution. However, the HRP activity was drastically lowered in the enzyme-free blank solution that had been formed by employing the same extraction procedure. As a result, the reactivation after the extraction is believed to depend on enzyme history, and might be arisen from an irreversible structural change of the enzyme.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005660131552
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