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K Mosbach

Publications and source records attributed to K Mosbach.

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PubMed1985

Immobilized enzymes in organic synthesis.

The immobilization of enzymes and cells by different methods and the possible stabilization of immobilized preparations are discussed. An outlook on 'second generation enzyme technology', which involves immobilized multi-enzyme systems and coenzymes, is given with examples: the immobilization of dehydrogenases with their active sites facing one another, and systems containing NAD(H) coenzymes immobilized by coupling to dextran (in an enzyme electrode), to polyethylene glycol (in a membrane reactor), or to enzymes themselves. The use of immobilized enzymes to synthesize peptides and disaccharides is described.

Chemical Phenomena↗
PubMed1985

Affinity chromatography of nucleosides and nucleic acid base derivatives with nucleic acid bases or nitrobenzeneboronic acid substituted silicas.

Nucleic acid bases such as adenine and uracil, and nitrobenzeneboronic acid substituted silicas were prepared by the reaction of chloromethylbenzene substituted silica with adenine sodium salt and trimethylsilylated uracil, and nitration of benzeneboronic acid substituted silica, respectively. From the results of HPLC of nucleosides and N-ethyl derivatives of nucleic acid bases using modified silicas, hydrophobic base stacking interaction, selective hydrogen bonding interaction between purine and pyrimidine bases, and reversible cyclic boronate ester formation between diols of nucleosides with boronic acid were effective for the separation of nucleic acid related compounds. Moreover, association constants for hydrogen bonding formation of nucleic acid bases were estimated.

Boronic Acids↗
PubMed1984

Synthesis of the disaccharide 6-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose using immobilized beta-galactosidase.

The disaccharide 6-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose has been synthesized by transfer of the beta-D-galactopyranosyl residue from lactose to 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose utilizing the transferase activity of beta-galactosidase from E. coli. To make the enzyme reusable, it was applied in an immobilized form covalently bound to Sepharose CL-4B. The yield of the disaccharide was about 20%, calculated on the amount of acetamido-deoxy-D-galactose added. The disaccharide could also be obtained by reversal of the hydrolytic activity of the enzyme, using D-galactose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose as substrate. The yield in this reaction, however, was only 2-3% under the conditions applied.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗
PubMed1984

The interaction of proteins and cells with affinity ligands covalently coupled to silicon surfaces as monitored by ellipsometry.

Two methods for the chemical binding of biomolecules to silicon surfaces are described. The first method utilizes an alkyl silane and a nucleophilic reagent to join the biomolecule to the silicon surface; the second method involves crosslinking with glutaraldehyde in order to couple the biomolecule and albumin molecules, which have first been physically adsorbed. The course of binding to the silicon surface has been followed with the aid of ellipsometry. This optical measuring technique estimates the thicknesses of, e.g., organic layers, by measuring the polarization properties of a light beam before and after reflection at surfaces. The method by which the binding of a biomolecule to its corresponding affinity ligand on silicon wafers can be followed with this technique is reported. The systems studied are concanavalin A-Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, immunoglobulin G-Staphylococcus aureus cells, and an NAD-analog-lactate dehydrogenase. With ellipsometry it was possible to assess how the incubation time and the concentration of the cells and the biomolecules added influenced the results. It was found that an increasing time of incubation and higher concentration resulted in a more complete coverage of the silicon wafer surfaces.

Bacteria↗
PubMed1983

Entrapment of animal cells for production of monoclonal antibodies and other biomolecules.

Animal cell technology is attracting considerable interest because of the capacity of animal cell cultures to synthesize or transform complex compounds such as virus vaccines, immunochemicals, hormones or enzymes. For the growth of surface-dependent cells, microcarrier technology is gaining importance. Here, we have attempted to immobilize surface-independent cells, normally grown in suspension, by entrapping them in polymer microbeads. Such entrapment should give increased stability to the normally fragile animal cells, allow for high cell densities to be achieved within the beads and make such preparations suitable for continuous operation. At the same time, the need for separation of the desired product from the cells is obviated. With the model systems studied, we showed that hybridoma, as well as other cell lines entrapped in agarose microbeads, remained viable. Both immunoglobulins and lymphokines were exported through the microbeads into the medium for 1-3 weeks, at levels corresponding well to those produced with free cells.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

Formation of proinsulin by immobilized Bacillus subtilis.

There has been an increasing interest in the use of immobilized cells for the production of pharmaceuticals as well as for products such as high fructose syrup or ethanol. Some of these compounds are now produced on an industrial scale whereby the cells are used in a resting or growing state or in a nonviable form as natural carriers of the enzyme(s) involved in the synthesis. The advantages of immobilized cell technology should also apply to microorganisms modified by recombinant DNA techniques to produce a variety of eukaryotic proteins such as hormones. We describe here the properties of immobilized Bacillus subtilis cells carrying plasmids encoding rat proinsulin. Cell proliferation normally coupled to DNA replication is undesirable in immobilized cell systems as "clogging' of the system occurs due to cells growing outside the beads. Therefore, different ways were investigated to inhibit cell division while allowing continued protein synthesis. We found that the addition of certain antibiotics in the growth medium, such as novobiocin which inhibits DNA replication, fulfills these requirements, allowing proinsulin synthesis and excretion to take place over a period of several days.

Bacillus subtilis↗
PubMed1983

Affinity precipitation of dehydrogenases.

Affinity precipitation, a novel technique closely related to immunoprecipitation and affinity chromatography, has been evaluated in systems comprised of dehydrogenases and a bifunctional NAD derivative, Bis-NAD. Lactate dehydrogenase and glutamate dehydrogenase were easily precipitated whereas yeast alcohol dehydrogenase required the presence of salt to enhance the affinity precipitation. Liver alcohol dehydrogenase did not precipitate, probably because most of the affinity complexes formed were composed of only two enzyme molecules. Affinity precipitation was carried out on a preparative scale for the isolation of ox heart lactate dehydrogenase from a crude extract. The yield and purity of the enzyme and the general properties of the procedure are considered very satisfactory.

Affinity Labels↗
PubMed1983

Site-to-site directed immobilization of enzymes with bis-NAD analogues.

Lactate dehydrogenase (L-lactate:NAD+ oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.27) and alcohol dehydrogenase (alcohol: NAD+ oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.1) have been crosslinked with glutaraldehyde on agarose beads. The crosslinking was performed while the two enzymes were spatially arranged with their active sites facing one another with the aid of a bis-NAD analogue. Subsequently the bis-NAD analogue was allowed to diffuse out. By using a third enzyme, lipoamide dehydrogenase (NADH:lipoamide oxidoreductase, EC 1.6.4.3), which was also coupled to the same beads and which competes with lactate dehydrogenase for the NADH produced by alcohol dehydrogenase, the effect of site-to-site directed immobilization was studied. It was found that much more NADH than was theoretically expected (50% instead of 19% of produced NADH) was oxidized by lactate dehydrogenase, which indicates that the NADH was preferentially channeled to lactate dehydrogenase due to the juxtapositioned active sites of the two enzymes.

Alcohol Oxidoreductases↗
PubMed1983

Entrapment of animal cells for the production of biomolecules such as monoclonal antibodies.

An important problem in the production of monoclonal antibodies is the large-scale cultivation of hybridoma cells in vitro. Fragility of cells and suboptimal in vitro cultivation methods have led to poor results in larger scale production up to now. To lower the mechanical stress on the cells we tried to entrap the cells into microspheres made of polymer material. In addition to other materials, agarose as embedding medium was investigated and results with hybridoma and other, non anchorage-dependent cell lines are given. The conclusion of the results is that encapsulation of living cells is possible and entrapped cells remain viable and continue to produce the desired substance for at least several weeks. The substances are secreted through the polymer matrix. Handling of microspheres is shown to be easy and simple fermentation apparatus may be used for the production on a reliable technical scale. Some problems remain unsolved, such as the determination of viable cell count within the microspheres and cultivation in columns which seems to be the simplest form of continuous production process.

Animals↗