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Coenzyme production using immobilized enzymes. III. Immobilization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from bakers'
M Kotorman1, L M Simon, B Szajani
1Department of Biochemistry, Attila Jozsef University, Szeged, Hungary.
Abstract:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (D-glucose-6-phosphate: NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.49) from Bakers' yeast was immobilized with the highest activity on polyacrylamide beads possessing carboxylic functional groups activated by a water-soluble carbodiimide. The optimal pH values for the catalytic activity of the soluble and the immobilized glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were practically identical, lying between pH 9.0 and 9.2. The optimal temperature for both the soluble and the immobilized enzyme was about 50 degrees C. The apparent Km values of the immobilized enzyme were slightly higher than those of the soluble enzyme. The immobilization improved the stability of the enzyme in the pH range 6.0-9.0 at 45 degrees C. The operational stability of the immobilized glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase proved favorable in a column experiment during 37 days of operation.
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