The hexagonal silica mesoporous material SBA-15 with ordered 2-dimensional channel structure was used as a suppport to the immobilization of emzyme. α-Chymotrypsin, an enzyme, was assembled in the channel of SBA-15 by immersion method. The absorbed amount of enzyme in SBA-15 and the activity of the immobilized enzyme were studied. It was found that there was more absorbed enzyme in SBA-15 than in other carrier and the activity of the immobilized α-chymotrypsin was increased compared with the free enzyme. It suggests that silica mesoporous material SBA-15 is a good support for immobilization of enzyme.
Silica mesoporous material MCFs with 16.0 nm pore sizes was prepared by using non-ionic block copolymers and the swelling agents, and was used as the support for the immobilization of enzyme. Penicillin G acylase, an enzyme, was assembled in the channel of MCFs by immersion method. The activity and stability of immobilized penicillin G acylase were studied. It was found that the activity and stability of the immobilized penicillin G acylase increased significantly compared to those of free enzyme. The optimum reaction temperature is 60 ℃. After incubation at 60 ℃ for 1 h, the activity of these immobilized penicillin G acylase remains 69%. These results showed that thermostability and durability on heating of the immobilized penicillin G acylase in MCFs was improved remarkably. The silica mesoporous material MCFs with 3-dimensional channel structure is a good support for the immobilization of enzyme.
