Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
synthesized by the improved
arc discharge method were modified with a fluorocarbon chain, and
the maintenance of trypsin activity upon adsorption from the subphase
to the interfacial monolayer of SWCNTs was evaluated. The adsorption
of trypsin on the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT monolayer was confirmed
by morphological and spectroscopic evaluations. Fiber morphology studies
revealed that the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT monolayer was covered
by trypsin, and a trypsin-derived amide band was detected in the infrared
spectra of the multilayers. After adsorption onto the fluorocarbon-modified
SWCNT film, the ability of trypsin to cleave the fluorescent casein
chain was maintained even at 160 °C. Furthermore, circular dichroism
(CD) spectra showed that the second-order structure of the activity
of trypsin adsorbed on the fluorocarbon-modified SWCNT was maintained
up to nearly 200 °C. At 200 °C, the enhancement of emission
intensity by casein chain cleavage was negligible, and the CD signal
resulting from the negative Cotton effect was completely altered at
250 °C.
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