As surfaces for enzyme immobilization, lipid bilayers (LBs) have the potential to exhibit chaperone‐like activity, which can greatly enhance enzyme stability. Here, it is shown that this stabilizing effect can be generalized to a broad range of enzymes by modifying the mixed lipid composition based on the properties of the enzyme. This is demonstrated by analyzing the stability of nitroreductase, lipase, organophosphorus hydrolase, and lysozyme on LBs composed by mixing zwitterionic 1,2‐dioleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine with anionic 1,2‐dioleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phospho‐(1′‐rac‐glycerol) or cationic 1,2‐dioleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐ethylphosphocholine. Interestingly, while the optimal lipid composition exhibits a zeta potential with the same sign as each enzyme, the stabilizing compositional ranges are broad, and mixed lipid LBs are more stabilizing than homogeneous LBs with similar charge. This suggests that net charge and compositional heterogeneity are both important factors. Moreover, the degree of stabilization on appropriate bilayers under extremely denaturing conditions (7 m urea) is unprecedented, and activity of the enzymes is up to three‐fold greater than that of the soluble enzyme at each enzyme's temperature optimum. By correlating enzyme diffusion on LBs with information about re‐folding kinetics derived from single‐molecule measurements, the influence of charge and composition on enzyme‐LB interactions is shown, providing a rationale for the stabilizing effect of heterogeneous LBs.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.