Abstract
This study demonstrates the immobilization of carbohydrate containing turnip peroxidase on an inexpensive bioaffinity adsorbent, Concanavalin A-cellulose support. The bioaffinity support was prepared simply by incubating cellulose powder with jack bean extract at 4 °C. Cellulose powder adsorbed 30 mg concanavalin A/g of the matrix. Concanavalin A adsorbed cellulose has been employed for the simultaneous purification and immobilization of glycoenzymes directly from ammonium sulphate fractionated proteins of turnip. The obtained bioaffinity support was quite effective in high yield immobilization of peroxidase from turnip and it retained 672 U/g. Turnip peroxidase immobilized on concanavalin A-cellulose support retained 80% of the initial activity. Immobilized turnip peroxidase preparation was quite resistant against the denaturation mediated by pH, heat, urea, guanidinium-HCl, Surf Excel, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and water-miscible organic solvents; dimethyl formamide, dioxane and n-propanol. Low concentration of detergents like Surf Excel and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide enhanced the activity of soluble and immobilized turnip peroxidase.
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