Abstract

The influence of supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO 2) at 55 °C on inactivation of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in buffer solution, pH 5.6, was studied while its structural change was analyzed by far UV-circular dichroism (CD) and tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy. SCCO 2 treatment had significant effects on the residual activity of HRP, the least residual activity was only 12% at 30 MPa. HRP’s secondary and tertiary structures were changed. The α-helix relative content in the secondary structure decreased and the intrinsic relative fluorescence intensity (RFI) increased as the pressure of SCCO 2 treatment was elevated. The HRP’s inactivation closely corresponded to the loss of α-helix relative content and the increase of RFI. After a 7-day storage at 4 °C, the restoration of residual activity and the reversion of the α-helix relative content were observed while RFI resumed with exception of the 30 MPa treatment.

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