Design of the Enzyme–Carrier Interface to Overcome the O2 and NADH Mass Transfer Limitations of an Immobilized Flavin Oxidase
- 4 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Vol. 12 (50), 56027-56038
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c17568
Abstract
Understanding how the immobilization of enzymes on solid carriers affects their performance is paramount for the design of highly efficient heterogeneous biocatalysts. An efficient supply of substrates onto the solid phase is one of the main challenges to maximize the activity of the immobilized enzymes. Herein, we apply advanced single-particle analysis to decipher the optimal design of an immobilized NADH oxidase (NOX) whose activity depends both on O2 and NADH concentrations. Carrier physicochemical properties and its functionality along with the enzyme distribution across the carrier were implemented as design variables to study the effects of the intraparticle concentration of substrates (O2 and NADH) on the activity. Intraparticle O2-sensing analysis revealed the superior performance of the enzyme immobilized at the outer surface in terms of effective supply of O2. Furthermore, the co-immobilization of NADH and NOX within the tuned surface of porous microbeads increases the effective concentration of NADH in the surroundings of the enzyme. As a result, the optimal spatial organization of NOX and its confinement with NADH allow a 100% recovery of the activity of the soluble enzyme upon the immobilization process. By engineering these variables, we increase the NADH oxidation activity of the heterogeneous biocatalyst by up to 650% compared to NOX immobilized under suboptimal conditions. In conclusion, this work highlights the rational design and engineering of the enzyme–carrier interface to maximize the efficiency of heterogeneous biocatalysts.Keywords
Funding Information
- Comunidad de Madrid (2018-T1/BIO-10200)
- European Commission (61 HOMBIOCAT/ PCI2018- 092984)
- Ministerio de Econom?a y Competitividad (RTI2018-094398-B-I00)
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science
- H2020 European Research Council (818089)
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