Immobilization of Trypsin from the Subphase to the Langmuir Monolayer of Fluorocarbon-Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube and Its Activity Maintenance

Langmuir. 2022 May 10;38(18):5692-5701. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00283. Epub 2022 Apr 24.

Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) synthesized by the improved arc discharge method were modified with a fluorocarbon chain, and the maintenance of trypsin activity upon adsorption from the subphase to the interfacial monolayer of SWCNTs was evaluated. The adsorption of trypsin on the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT monolayer was confirmed by morphological and spectroscopic evaluations. Fiber morphology studies revealed that the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT monolayer was covered by trypsin, and a trypsin-derived amide band was detected in the infrared spectra of the multilayers. After adsorption onto the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT film, the ability of trypsin to cleave the fluorescent casein chain was maintained even at 160 °C. Furthermore, circular dichroism (CD) spectra showed that the second-order structure of the activity of trypsin adsorbed on the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT was maintained up to nearly 200 °C. At 200 °C, the enhancement of emission intensity by casein chain cleavage was negligible, and the CD signal resulting from the negative Cotton effect was completely altered at 250 °C.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Caseins
  • Fluorocarbons*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon* / chemistry
  • Trypsin

Substances

  • Caseins
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Trypsin