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Preparation of DNA-crosslinked Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
Published on: August 27, 2014
New supports for enzyme immobilization based on copolymers of vinylene carbonate and acrylamide
1Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China. luding@chemistry.ohio-state.edu
Abstract:
In this study, a series of beadlike and hydrophilic supports containing reactive cyclic carbonate groups for enzyme immobilization were prepared via reverse-phase suspension copolymerization of the aqueous solutions of vinylene carbonate (VCA), acrylamide (AA), and N,N'-methylene bisacrylamide in paraffin oil. The supports were used as a matrix for immobilization of trypsin and showed a considerable capacity to couple with trypsin and reasonable retention of activity for the immobilized trypsin, depending on the immobilization conditions, such as the content of VCA structural units, reaction time, and pH of the medium.
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