Abstract
A one-step mild method for entrapping animal cells and enzymes in macroporous composite poly (N-vinyl caprolactam)-calcium alginate (PVCL-CaAlg) hydrogels is described. Some properties of immobilized enzymes, such as thermal and storage stabilities and stability in water/organic media were investigated. Composite PVCL-CaAlg gels were successfully applied to immobilize a number of proteases, namely, trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase B, and thrombin. Thermal stability of the immobilized preparations obtained by entrapment in hydrogel beads allowed us to use them at 65–80†C, while the native enzymes were completely inactivated at 50–55°C. Various applications of enzymes and cells immobilized in beads weredemonstrated. Immobilized trypsin and carboxypeptidase B were applied to prepare human insulin from recombinant proinsulin. The hydrogel beads with entrapped α-chymotrypsin were used in enantioselective hydrolysis of Shiff's base of D,L-phenylalanine ethyl ester (SBPH) in acetonitrile/water medium. Thrombin immobilized in PVCL-based hydrogel films was shown to be a promising compound for wound treatment. To prepare pure preparations of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) several hybridoma cell lines, including hybridoma cell lines producing MAb to interleukin-2, were successfully cultivated in the hydrogel beads.
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