Biomolecular hybrid material and process for preparing same and uses for same
a technology of biomolecular hybrid materials and processes, applied in the direction of cell components, electrochemical generators, on/in inorganic carriers, etc., can solve the problems of hampered practical implementation of biocatalytic activity, and achieve the effect of resisting proteolytic digestion
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Preparation of CEC-CNT (e.g., CEC-GOx-CNT) Hybrid Materials
[0065] CNTs (multi-walled, 30±15 nm O.D. and 1˜5 μm in length, purity>95%) were obtained commercially (Nanolab, Inc., Watertown, Mass., USA) and treated with acids prior to use. In a typical preparation, 100 mg of CNT powder was added to acid solution consisting of H2SO4 (98%, 7.5 mL) and HNO3 (70%, 2.5 mL), followed by incubation overnight at room temperature under shaking conditions (200 rpm). Acid-treated CNTs were washed with distilled water and dried at 80° C. in a vacuum oven. For surface functionalization, acid-treated CNTs (˜20 mg) were first suspended in distilled water (10 mL) and then mixed with 4 mL of 2-Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid (MES) buffer (pH 6.5; 500 mM), 4 mL of N-Hydroxysulfosuccinimide (NHS) aqueous solution (434 mM), and 2 mL of N-ethyl-N′-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) aqueous solution (53.2 mM). After vigorous stirring at room temperature for ˜1 h, the suspension was cent...
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Activity of CEC-Enzyme-CNT Hybrid Materials (CEC-GOx-CNT vs. Control)
[0066] Initial activities of both CA-GOx and CEC-GOx CNT hybrid samples prepared in aqueous buffer solution (100 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.0) at room temperature were measured using a conventional GOx assay described, e.g., by H. U. Bergmeyer, et al. (“Methods of Enzymatic Analysis”, pp. 457-458, Academic Press Inc., New York, N.Y., 1974). In air-saturated solution, GOx-catalyzed oxidation of glucose produced hydrogen peroxide, which reacted with o-dianisidine in the presence of peroxidase. Concentration of oxidation product was monitored by absorbance at a wavelength of 500 nm. Initial activities were converted to apparent activities (activity per unit weight of CNTs) to reflect enzyme loading for determining practical performance in electrochemical and / or bioelectrochemical applications.
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Thermal Stability of CEC-Enzyme-CNT Hybrid Materials (CEC-GOx-CNT vs. Control)
[0067] Stability of immobilized enzymes of CEC-GOx and CA-GOx (control) hybrids was determined by measuring residual GOx activity as a function of incubation time. Samples (0.05 mg·mL−1) were incubated at room temperature. At each time point, a small aliquot was taken for the measurement of residual activity. Relative activity was calculated as the ratio of residual activity to initial activity of each sample for easy comparison of stability results. CA-GOx (control) samples showed a continuous deactivation while CEC-GOx samples exhibited substantially no activity loss over about 250 consecutive days. Results indicate that multi-point covalent crosslinking of enzyme molecules effectively protects the enzyme molecules in the CECs from structural denaturation.
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