Purification, immobilization, and characterization of nattokinase on PHB nanoparticles

Bioresour Technol. 2009 Dec;100(24):6644-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.06.057. Epub 2009 Jul 15.

Abstract

In this study, nattokinase was purified from Bacillus subtilis using ion exchange chromatography and immobilized upon polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) nanoparticles. A novel strain isolated from industrial dairy waste was found to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and the strain was identified as Brevibacterium casei SRKP2. PHA granules were extracted from 48 h culture and the FT-IR analysis characterized them as PHB, a natural biopolymer from B. casei. Nanoprecipitation by solvent displacement technique was used to synthesize PHB nanoparticles. PHB nanoparticles were characterized using transmission electron microscopy and particle size ranged from 100-125 nm. Immobilization of nattokinase upon PHB nanoparticles resulted in a 20% increase in the enzyme activity. Immobilization also contributed to the enhanced stability of the enzyme. Moreover, the activity was completely retained on storage at 4 degrees C for 25 days. The method has proven to be highly simple and can be implemented to other enzymes also.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus subtilis / enzymology*
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates / chemistry*
  • Subtilisins / isolation & purification*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Polyesters
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates
  • Subtilisins
  • nattokinase