Abstract
α-Chymotrypsin (CT), subtilisin BPN' (STB), and subtilisin Carlsberg (STC) were immobilized by adsorption to porous chitosan beads (Chitopearl, CP). The immobilized enzymes showed higher catalytic activities than free enzymes for amino acid esterification in many hydrophilic organic solvents except for methanol and DMF. In ethanol, the initial rate of the esterification increased with water content, whereas in ethyl acetate, the maximum rate was obtained at 2%–3% water. CP-immobilized CT also catalysed transesterification of Ac-Tyr-OMe in ethanol and peptide synthesis in acetonitrile from Ac-Tyr-OH or its ethyl ester and amino acid amides. The immobilized enzymes are highly stable in organic solutions, and can easily be separated from the reaction solutions. Repeated esterifications of Ac-Tyr-OH in acetonitrile by a CP-immobilized CT gave almost constant yields of the ester for more than 3 weeks.
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