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Abstract:
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was covalently attached, via glutaraldehyde, to magnetite nanoparticles (MagNP) previously coated with aminopropyltriethoxysilane (MagNP/APTS), or with a silica shell followed by the APTS coating (MagNP@SiO2/APTS). In both cases, a great improvement of enzymatic activity has been observed for the ethanol-acetaldehyde conversion. The MagNP@SiO2/APTS-ADH system exhibited the best stability with respect to pH and temperature. Its residual activity after 10 successive recovery cycles and 24 h storage, was maintained around 80% in comparison with 20% for the MagNP/APTS system, and a null activity for free ADH. Luminescence measurements for the immobilized enzyme indicated the occurrence of conformational changes on ADH, contributing for its improved catalytic performance.
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