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Preparation and properties of RNase T2 immobilized on concanavalin A-sepharose. 1989

L G Reddy, and V Shankar

Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.

Partially purified RNase T2 (EC 2.7.7.17) from Aspergillus oryzae was bound through its carbohydrate moiety to Concanavalin A-Sepharose. The retention of activity was high, ranging from 70% at low enzyme load to approximately 9% at high enzyme load. Though there was no change in the pH and temperature optima, the pH stability and the Km decreased after immobilization. Compared to the soluble enzyme, the immobilized RNase T2 showed enhanced temperature stability and more resistance to metal ions. Both soluble and immobilized enzymes were stable to 8 M urea. On repeated use, the bound enzyme retained more than 60% of its initial activity after six cycles.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008670	Metals	Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Metal
D004722	Endoribonucleases	A family of enzymes that catalyze the endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA. It includes EC 3.1.26.-, EC 3.1.27.-, EC 3.1.30.-, and EC 3.1.31.-.	Endoribonuclease
D004795	Enzyme Stability	The extent to which an enzyme retains its structural conformation or its activity when subjected to storage, isolation, and purification or various other physical or chemical manipulations, including proteolytic enzymes and heat.	Enzyme Stabilities,Stabilities, Enzyme,Stability, Enzyme
D004800	Enzymes, Immobilized	Enzymes which are immobilized on or in a variety of water-soluble or water-insoluble matrices with little or no loss of their catalytic activity. Since they can be reused continuously, immobilized enzymes have found wide application in the industrial, medical and research fields.	Immobilized Enzymes,Enzyme, Immobilized,Immobilized Enzyme
D006863	Hydrogen-Ion Concentration	The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH	pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D001236	Aspergillus oryzae	An imperfect fungus present on most agricultural seeds and often responsible for the spoilage of seeds in bulk storage. It is also used in the production of fermented food or drink, especially in Japan.	Eurotium oryzae
D012685	Sepharose		Agarose,Sepharose 4B,Sepharose C1 4B,4B, Sepharose C1,C1 4B, Sepharose
D012995	Solubility	The ability of a substance to be dissolved, i.e. to form a solution with another substance. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Solubilities
D013696	Temperature	The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.	Temperatures