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US 2006/0141596 A1Published application
Process for the immobilization of enzymes
OwnerSumant Phadtare, Murali Sastryinventors
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The present invention relates to a novel process for the immobilization of the enzyme on biocompatible gold nanoparticle encapsulated free-standing membranes. The binding of the enzyme occurs through the amine groups and cysteine residues to the gold nanoparticles. The free-standing gold nanoparticle membrane was synthesized at the interface between chloroform containing bis(2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethyl)ether (DAEE) and aqueous chloroauric acid solution. The membrane is formed spontaneously by the reduction of AuCl4− ions by DAEE, this process leading to the formation of gold nanoparticles. The concomitant process of oxidation of DAEE leads to the creation of a polymeric matrix in which the gold nanoparticles are embedded. The gold nanoparticle membrane is extremely stable, robust, easily handled, malleable and can be grown over large areas and thickness by suitably varying the experimental conditions.
A process for the preparation of immobilized enzymes on nano gold particles the method comprising mixing a dilute solution of chloroauric acid and a bis(2-(4-aminophenoxy)ethyl)ether (DAEE) in solvent and keeping the mixture in dark for a period of at least three hours to obtain a nanogold membrane at the organic/aqueous liquid-liquid interface, removing the membrane from the mixture, washing with double distilled water, drying at room temperature, contacting the gold nano membrane with a solution in buffer of enzyme to be immobilized, washing the membrane with buffer and drying to obtain the immobolized enzymes on nano gold membrane.
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