Covalent immobilization of β-1,4-glucosidase from Agaricus arvensis onto functionalized silicon oxide nanoparticles

Raushan Kumar Singh, Ye Wang Zhang, Ngoc Phuong Thao Nguyen, Marimuthu Jeya*, Jung Kul Lee

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

An efficient β-1,4-glucosidase (BGL) secreting strain, Agaricus arvensis, was isolated and identified. The relative molecular weight of the purified A. arvensis BGL was 98 kDa, as determined by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, or 780 kDa by size exclusion chromatography, indicating that the enzyme is an octamer. Using a crude enzyme preparation, A. arvensis BGL was covalently immobilized onto functionalized silicon oxide nanoparticles with an immobilization efficiency of 158%. The apparent V max (k cat) values of free and immobilized BGL under standard assay conditions were 3,028 U mg protein-1 (4,945 s -1) and 3,347 U mg protein-1 (5,466 s-1), respectively. The immobilized BGL showed a higher optimum temperature and improved thermostability as compared to the free enzyme. The half-life at 65 °C showed a 288-fold improvement over the free BGL. After 25 cycles, the immobilized enzyme still retained 95% of the original activity, thus demonstrating its prospects for commercial applications. High specific activity, high immobilization efficiency, improved stability, and reusability of A. arvensis BGL make this enzyme of potential interest in a number of industrial applications.

Original languageEnglish
JournalApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume89
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)337-344
Number of pages8
ISSN0175-7598
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

Keywords

  • β-1-4-Glucosidase
  • Covalent bonding
  • Immobilization
  • Silicon oxide nanoparticles

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