Immobilization of Pseudomonas cepacia lipase onto electrospun polyacrylonitrile fibers through physical adsorption and application to transesterification in nonaqueous solvent

Biotechnol Lett. 2010 Aug;32(8):1059-62. doi: 10.1007/s10529-010-0279-8. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

Abstract

The lipase of Pseudomonas cepacia was immobilized onto electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers and used for the conversion of (S)-glycidol with vinyl n-butyrate to glycidyl n-butyrate in isooctane. The rate of reaction with the adsorbed lipase was 23-fold higher than the initial material. After 10 recyclings, the initial reaction rate was 80% of the original rate. This system of enzyme immobilization is therefore suitable for carrying out transesterification reactions in nonaqueous solvents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry*
  • Adsorption
  • Biotechnology / methods*
  • Burkholderia cepacia / enzymology*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized* / metabolism
  • Esterification
  • Kinetics
  • Solvents / chemistry*
  • Time Factors
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Solvents
  • Water
  • polyacrylonitrile