STABILITY AND ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES BY IMMOBILIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240026333A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18036678

    申请日:2021-11-15

    IPC分类号: C12N11/08 C12N9/20 B01J13/14

    CPC分类号: C12N11/08 C12N9/20 B01J13/14

    摘要: A polymer brush composed of statistical copolymers of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers for enzyme immobilization. The heterogeneous polymer brushes stabilized four different lipases against high temperatures. Notably, the statistical copolymers stabilized the four lipases to a greater extent than a homopolymer brush. Additionally, in the case of Rhizomucor miehei lipase, statistical copolymers stabilized the enzyme to a greater extent than homopolymers of either hydrophilic or hydrophobic monomers. The resulting increase in high-temperature stability enabled significant improvements in catalytic rates by operating reactions at elevated temperatures, which is desirable for enzyme catalysis and sensing applications. Additionally, stabilization against elevated temperatures implies stabilization against non-aqueous solvents, which is of critical importance to numerous applications of biocatalysts.

    Method and reagent for clearing biological tissue

    公开(公告)号:US11719606B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US16628595

    申请日:2018-07-03

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for rapidly clearing a biological tissue. According to the present invention, provided is a method for clearing a biological tissue, including the steps of: infiltrating the biological tissue with water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers before, during or after fixing the biological tissue with a fixative, wherein the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers include at least a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an ionically dissociable group; polymerizing the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers to form a hydrogel in the fixed biological tissue; and removing a lipid from the fixed biological tissue.

    METHODS AND PRODUCTS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230174965A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17919114

    申请日:2021-04-16

    IPC分类号: C12N11/08 C12N1/20

    CPC分类号: C12N11/08 C12N1/20 C08F126/00

    摘要: A method of producing a biofilm-like microorganism-polymer complex, the method comprising the step of exposing, in an aqueous medium, cells of a microorganism to a polymer comprising groups as defined by formula (la) or formula (lb), wherein: Y comprises an imine; and R2 comprises a CI-30 group. A biofilm-like microorganism-polymer complex comprising cells of a microorganism and a polymer comprising groups as defined by formula (la) and/or formula (lb). A method for producing a chemical and/or biological product using the microorganism-polymer complex, and the chemical and/or biological products obtained therefrom. A method of dispersing the microorganism-polymer complex. Polymers of formula (la) and of formula (lb).

    Engineered decarboxylase polypeptides and their application in preparing beta-alanine

    公开(公告)号:US11332730B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-17

    申请号:US16648919

    申请日:2018-09-28

    摘要: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of engineered decarboxylase polypeptides that are useful for catalyzing the decarboxylation of L-aspartate to produce β-alanine, and the preparation process of engineered decarboxylase polypeptides as well as reaction process under industrial-relevant conditions. The present disclosure also provides polynucleotide sequences encoding engineered decarboxylase polypeptides, engineered host cells capable of expressing engineered decarboxylase polypeptides, and methods of producing β-alanine using the engineered cells. Compared to the wild-type decarboxylase, the engineered decarboxylase polypeptide provided by the invention has better activity and stability, and overcomes the inhibition by L-aspartic acid and/or β-alanine. The use of the engineered polypeptides of the present invention for the preparation of β-alanine results in higher unit activity, lower cost, and has good industrial application prospects.