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Magnetic immobilization of a quorum sensing signal hydrolase, AiiA
Lin Wang1, Haixing Xu1, Zewen Liu1
1School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Abstract:
Magnetic immobilization of quorum sensing (QS) signal hydrolases provides a convenient solution for quenching QS process that is essential for bacterial biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance. In the present study, a QS signal hydrolase, AiiA, was fused with a magnetic protein, MagR, and expressed in Escherichia coli. Magnetic immobilization of AiiA was achieved on Fe3 O4 -SiO2 iron beads and was confirmed via SDS-PAGE, zeta potential measurement, FTIR spectrometry, and SEM analysis. The magnetic immobilized AiiA exhibited activity in degrading the quorum sensing signal, C6-HSL. This study opens a new avenue to actively immobilize enzymes via magnetic interaction and quench quorum sensing.
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