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Nanoencapsulation of Organophosphorus Acid Anhydrolase with Mesoporous Materials for Chemical Agent Decontamination in Organic Solvents
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Nanoencapsulation of Organophosphorus Acid Anhydrolase with Mesoporous Materials for Chemical Agent Decontamination in Organic Solvents

Kate K. Ong, Tu-Chen Cheng, Ray Yin, Hua Dong, Jian-Min Yuan and Yen Wei
ANTITERRORISM AND HOMELAND DEFENSE: POLYMERS AND MATERIALS, v 980, pp 233-252
01 Jan 2007

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Polymer Science Science & Technology
Organophosphorus acid anhydrolase (OPAA) was successfully nanoencapsulated, in-situ, into both silica and organic-modified silica following the low volume shrinkage, non-surfactant templated sol-gel process with D-fructose and poly(ethylene glycol) as the pore-forming agents. By varying the concentration of the template or the concentration of the starting materials, the pore parameters were tuned to have high surface area of 500-800 m(2)/g, large pore volume from 0.2-0.8 cm(3)/g, and pore diameters ranging from 2-6 rim. As a result, the enzyme remained active in the nanoencapsulated form in both aqueous and mixed aqueous-organic solvents and was reusable by employing a simple regeneration procedure of buffer wash. The immobilization of OPAA in mesoporous materials significantly increased the stability of OPAA against the denaturation in the presence of organic solvents. For a remarkable example, the organically-modified gel sample in 20% acetone significantly retained enzyme activity up to similar to 90% in comparison with aqueous solution.

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