Stabilization of free and immobilized enzymes using hyperthermophilic chaperonin

J Biosci Bioeng. 2006 Feb;101(2):131-6. doi: 10.1263/jbb.101.131.

Abstract

Chaperonins suppress the denaturation of proteins and promote protein folding in vivo. Because hyperthermophilic chaperonins are expected to be used as a stabilizer for proteins, the effects of a group II chaperonin from a hyperthermophilic archaeum, Thermococcus strain KS-1 (T. KS-1 cpn), on the stabilization of mesophilic and thermophilic free enzymes and an enzyme co-immobilized with T. KS-1 cpn were studied. T. KS-1 cpn prevented the thermal inactivation of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), jack bean urease, and Thermus flavus malate dehydrogenase (MDH) at high temperatures. T. KS-1 cpn also improved the long-term stability of ADH at lower temperatures. Moreover, the residual ADH activity of ADH co-entrapped with T. KS-1 cpn was improved and maintained at a higher level than that of the entrapped ADH without chaperonin. T. KS-1 cpn is useful for the stabilization of free and immobilized enzymes and applicable to various fields of biotechnology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / chemistry
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / metabolism
  • Chaperonins / chemistry*
  • Chaperonins / metabolism
  • Enzyme Stability*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / metabolism
  • Gels
  • Hot Temperature
  • Malate Dehydrogenase / chemistry
  • Malate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
  • Protein Engineering / methods
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Temperature
  • Thermococcus / genetics
  • Urease / chemistry
  • Urease / metabolism

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Gels
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase
  • Malate Dehydrogenase
  • Urease
  • Chaperonins