Abstract
Trametes versicolor laccase was encapsulated into onion-type, lipid-based multilamellar vesicles (MLVs). When encapsulated, laccase was isolated from the assay medium but was still active once freed from its capsule. The encapsulation efficiency was larger than 65% at 25 °C and 37 °C and decreased to 55% by introducing 140 mM NaCl into the buffered medium (pH = 4.5). MLVs were shown to drastically improve both laccase stability and activity. At 25 °C, laccase activity was doubled in the presence of MLVs. At 37 °C in the salt-free medium, the half-life time of laccase was increased from 2hr 30–65 h without and with MLVs, respectively. This effect was even more pronounced in the salted medium where laccase activity was unchanged for 6 days in the presence of MLVs. These beneficial effects were attributed to the immobilization of laccase onto MLV surface. Laccase activity as well as stability was notably shown to be directly correlated to MLV stability.
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