Improved Catalysis of Porcine Pancreas Lipase Adsorbed on Wheat Bran
摘要
To enhance catalytic performance of porcine pancreas lipase, it was immobilized on wheat bran powder as a carrier using physical adsorption between enzyme protein and bran cellulose in a column glass bottle. In the transesterification of n-hexanol and vinyl acetate for 8 h at 37℃ and 160 rpm, the immobilized lipase behaved desired activity when the mass ratio of enzyme to wheat bran was 10 : 30 (mg : mg), being a 12.8-fold increase compared to 10 mg of native lipase. By approximate estimation, the loading capacity and immobilization yields of this immobilized lipase were 313.3 mg/g and 94%, respectively. In the transesterification, the expressed activity of this immobilized lipase, relative to native lipase, was 1443%, based on the initial conversion within the first 4 h. And the immobilized lipase converted hexanol exceeded 96% at 37℃ and 160 rpm after 48 h, whereas the native lipase achieved only 13%. Even after five cycles of 8-hour reactions, the immobilized enzyme retained an activity converting 10% of substrate, while the native lipase maintained only 0.3% substrate conversion capability. In the hydrolysis of soybean oil and peanut oil, the immobilized lipase exhibited hydrolysis rates approximately 1.9-fold and 3.8-fold those of the native lipase, respectively. These results demonstrate that wheat bran as a carrier can significantly enhance the transesterification and hydrolysis activities of this lipase, indicating its great potential for applications such as a nonaqueous catalyst or a feed additive to improve fat digestion in animals.
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