Biocatalytically Active Thin Films via Self-Assembly of 2-Deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate Aldolase-Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Conjugates

Bioconjug Chem. 2018 Jan 17;29(1):104-116. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00645. Epub 2017 Dec 13.

Abstract

2-Deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) is a biocatalyst that is capable of converting acetaldehyde and a second aldehyde as acceptor into enantiomerically pure mono- and diyhydroxyaldehydes, which are important structural motifs in a number of pharmaceutically active compounds. However, substrate as well as product inhibition requires a more-sophisticated process design for the synthesis of these motifs. One way to do so is to the couple aldehyde conversion with transport processes, which, in turn, would require an immobilization of the enzyme within a thin film that can be deposited on a membrane support. Consequently, we developed a fabrication process for such films that is based on the formation of DERA-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) conjugates that are subsequently allowed to self-assemble at an air-water interface to yield the respective film. In this contribution, we discuss the conjugation conditions, investigate the interfacial properties of the conjugates, and, finally, demonstrate a successful film formation under the preservation of enzymatic activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry*
  • Aldehyde-Lyases / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry*
  • Escherichia coli / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Polymerization
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • poly-N-isopropylacrylamide
  • Aldehyde-Lyases
  • deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase