Chemoenzymatic modification of silk fibroin with poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,5-phenylene ether) using horseradish peroxidase

In Vitro Study of Acriflavine Interaction with Horseradish Peroxidase C

Acriflavine (3,6-diaminoacridine) is an anticeptic drug developed in 1912. Previous research has focused on investigation of the intercalating features of acriflavine, but little is known about its interaction with proteins. Drug-receptor interaction is of major interest in clinical science. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of acriflavine to induce alterations in conform...

Removal of Phenols with Encapsulated Horseradish Peroxidase in Calcium Alginate

Horseradish peroxidase was encapsulated in calcium alginate for the purpose of phenol removal. Considering enzyme encapsulation efficiency, retention activity and enzyme leakage of the capsules, the best gelation condition was found to be 1 % w/v of sodium alginate solution and 5.5 % w/v of calcium chloride hexahydrate. Upon immobilization, pH profile of enzyme activity changes as it shows ...

Reaction of Silk Fibroin with Diazomethane

The treatment of silk with an ethereal solution of diazometbane result ed in a rapid decrease in tyrosine content, with no appreciable d ecrease in tensile strength <o f the fibers . The results indicate that the hydroxyl groups of tyrosine in the 'Untreated fibers are free. The total methoxyl content after treatment of the fiber for 25 hours or longer was greater than could be accounted for by...

Electrospun Silk Fibroin Nanofibers with Improved Surface Texture

Cobalt-substituted horseradish peroxidase.

Horseradish peroxidase can be reconstituted with cobalt porphyrin to give a cobaltic holoenzyme having physicochemical properties quite similar to those of the native ferric protein. The cobaltic protein (Co3+HRP) can be reduced to the cobaltous form (CoHRP), the analogue of ferroperoxidase and the reduced cobalt protein can bind O2 to form an analogue of oxyferroperoxidase (Compound III). Sinc...