Combined effects of trehalose and cations on the thermal resistance of beta-galactosidase in freeze-dried systems

The purpose of this study was to investigate the combined effects of trehalose and cations on the preservation of beta-galactosidase in freeze-dried systems and their relationship to physical properties. Differential scanning calorimetry was employed to measure the glass transition temperature (T(g)) and the endothermal peak area, related to the amount of crystalline trehalose dihydrate present in the samples. In systems in which the trehalose matrix was humidified to conditions which allowed a high proportion of trehalose to crystallize, the enzyme was rapidly inactivated upon heating at 70 degrees C. In these conditions the addition of CsCl, NaCl and particularly KCl or MgCl(2), improved the enzyme stability with respect to that observed in matrices containing only trehalose. For a given moisture content, addition of salts produced very little change on the glass transition temperature; therefore the protective effect could not be attributed to a higher T(g) value. The crystallization of trehalose dihydrate in the humidified samples was delayed in the trehalose/salt systems (principally in the presence of Mg(2+)) and a parallel improvement of enzyme stability was observed.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1473

Enthalten in:

Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1473(1999), 2-3 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 337-44

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mazzobre, M F [VerfasserIn]
Del Pilar Buera, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

02F3473H9O
1KSV9V4Y4I
451W47IQ8X
660YQ98I10
B8WCK70T7I
Beta-Galactosidase
Cesium
Cesium chloride
Chlorides
Comparative Study
EC 3.2.1.108
EC 3.2.1.23
GNR9HML8BA
Journal Article
Lactase
Magnesium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sodium Chloride
Trehalose

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2000

Date Revised 10.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105241660