2256 results about "Oxidative enzyme" patented technology

A dual sensor for the simultaneous amperometric monitoring of glucose and insulin, wherein the glucose probe is based on the biocatalytic action of glucose oxidase, and the insulin probe is based on the electrocatalytic activity of metal oxide. Further provided is an oxidase enzyme composite electrode with an internal oxygen-rich binder. The present invention also optionally includes metallizing components within the carbon paste to eliminate signals from interfering compounds. The present invention includes embodiments for both in vitro and in vivo uses.

A fuel cell is provided with an anode and a cathode. The anode is in electrical communication with an anode enzyme and the cathode is in electrical communication with a cathode enzyme. The anode enzyme is preferably an oxidase or a dehydrogenase. The cathode enzyme is a copper-containing enzyme, such as a laccase, an ascorbate oxidase, a ceruloplasmine, or a bilirubin oxidase. Preferably, the cathode enzyme is operable under physiological conditions. Redox polymers serve to wire the anode enzyme to the anode and the cathode enzyme to the cathode. The fuel cell can be very small in size because it does not require a membrane, seal, or case. The fuel cell can be used in connection with a biological system, such as a human, as it may operate at physiological conditions. By virtue of its size and operability at physiological conditions, the fuel cell is of particular interest for applications calling for a power source implanted in a human body, such as a variety of medical applications.

The invention discloses a biomacromolecule interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel and a preparation method of the biomacromolecule interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel. The biomacromolecule interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel is formed by crosslinking two kinds of enzymes in a catalysis mode, one is a polysaccharide macromolecule network formed by crosslinking polysaccharide macromolecules with introduced phenolic hydroxyl groups in an oxidation mode as oxidase and hydrogen peroxide catalyze phenolic hydroxyl groups, and the other is a protein or polypeptide macromolecule network formed crosslinking protein or polypeptide containing amino acid residues as transferase catalyzes peptide bonds. The two networks interpenetrate each other and form the novel interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel without bonding of chemical bonds. No chemical crosslinking agent is used in the hydrogel, and the hydrogel has excellent biocompatibility and mechanical property, can be shaped like a dry or wet film, like porous sponge or fibers, and can serve as a contact lens, a medicine release carrier, a scaffold for tissue engineering or materials for tissue repair.

Methods are disclosed for increasing the effectiveness of dextromethorphan in treating chronic or intractable pain, for treating tinnitus and for treating sexual dysfunction comprising administering dextromethorphan in combination with a therapeutically effective dosage of a debrisoquin hydroxylase inhibitor. A preferred combination is dextromethorphan and the oxidative inhibitor quinidine.

The invention relates to a compound enzyme preparation for fermentation of pu'er tea, which is formed by compounding 10% to 20% of cellulase, 10% to 20% of pectinase, 5% to 15% of polyphenol oxidase, 5% to 10% of glucose oxidase, 5% to 10% glucoamylase, 5% to 10% xylanase, 5% to 10% of beta-glucanase, 5% to 10% of beta-mannase, 5% to 10% of tannase, 5% to 10% of acidic protease, 5% to 10% of lipase, 1% to 5% of alpha-amylase and 1% to 5% of phytase. By the aid of coordination of the enzyme system, polysaccharide and other substances in tea including cellulose and hemicellulose can be effectively decomposed, so that various physiochemical substances in cells can be dissolved. Meanwhile, oxidation and condensation of tea polyphenol, decomposition of protein, amino acid and carbonhydrate, a series of reactions of various products including polymerization and condensation and the like are accelerated and promoted.

The invention relates to the stimulation of the activity of an isoform of lysyl oxidase, and more particularly of the LOX (lysyl oxidase) isoform. The invention relates notably to a screening method of an active principle which regulates elastogenesis in cases of pathological, disorganized and / or non-functional elastogenesis, as in cases of fibrosis, of solar elastosis, of stretch marks, and / or of dystrophic scars; and / or in cases of some eczematous pathologies. The aim of the invention is mainly to provide such a screening method so as to provide compositions enabling the elastogenesis in the cases cited to be regulated.

The properties of dough or bread can be improved by the addition of a carbohydrate oxidase which can oxidize the reducing end of an oligosaccharide more efficiently than the corresponding monosaccharide, e.g., preferentially oxidizing maltodextrins or cellodextrins over glucose. A novel carbohydrate oxidase having the capability to oxidize maltodextrins and cellodextrins more efficiently than glucose may be obtained from a strain of Microdochium, particularly M. nivale. The amino acid sequence of the novel carbohydrate oxidase has very low homology (<20% identity) with known amino acid sequences.

The present invention relates to an enzyme electrode useful for estimation of cholesterol in aqueous medium, said electrode comprising: i. an electrically conductive base plate, ii. a film of sol gel derived material deposited thereon, said sol gel derived material of step b) being microencapsulated cholesterol oxidase with an electron mediator. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of an enzyme electrode by coating an immobilized cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) and mediator on a silicate sol gel by microencapsulation.

The present invention relates to novel compounds having a xanthine oxidase inhibitory effect and an uricosuric effect and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as an active ingredient. That is, the present invention relates nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds represented by the following general formula (I):wherein Y1 represents N or C(R4); Y2 represents N or C(R5); R4 and R5 independently represent an alkyl group, a hydrogen atom etc.; one of R1 and R2 represents an optionally substituted aryl group, an alkoxy group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; the other of R1 and R2 represents a haloalkyl group, a cyano group, a halogen atom etc.; and R3 represents a 5-tetrazolyl group or a carboxy group, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as an active ingredient.

(Aza)indolizine derivatives represented by Formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, salts thereof or the like. In Formula (I), 0 to 2 of X1, X2, X3 and X4 are a nitrogen atom and the others are CR1; one of T1 and T2 represents cyano and the other represents a group represented by Formula (A), with the proviso that when T1 is cyano, at least one of X1 to X4 is a nitrogen atom; R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy or the like; ring U represents a benzene ring or the like; m represents integral number from 0 to 2; R2 independently represents a fluorine atom, a hydroxy group or the like.

According to the present invention a new isolate of a Pseudomonas spp, DSM 21663, has been shown to possess unique properties. This Pseudomonas is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR). Among its modes of action involved in plant growth-promotion are anti-biotic production (2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol, (DAPG); pyrrolnitrin, PRN and others), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production and phosphate solubilization, and production of unique volatiles. The strain is fluorescent, oxidase-positive, and has the ability to suppress soil-borne root and foliar pathogens of both fungal and bacterial origin.

The invention belongs to the chemical field of natural products and particularly relates to a preparation method and use of moringa oleifera leaf polysaccharides. The preparation method comprises the steps of carrying out combined microwave-ultrasound extraction, hydrochloric acid method deproteinization, hydrogen peroxide method decoloration and AB-8 macroporous adsorption resin column separation, so as to prepare the moringa oleifera leaf polysaccharides. The preparation method of the moringa oleifera leaf polysaccharides has the advantages of short extraction time, low extraction temperature, low energy consumption and high extraction rate and purity. Besides, an animal experiment proves that the prepared moringa oleifera leaf polysaccharides have remarkable treatment effect to hyperuricosuria; by decreasing the content of cholesterol, triacylglycerol, urea nitrogen, creatinine and xanthine oxidase, the production of uric acid is achieved; meanwhile, by directly decomposing uric acid, renal functions are improved, the excretion of uric acid is promoted, and blood vessels are protected, thereby being favorable to the recovery of patients with the hyperuricosuria. The preparation method has a wide medical application prospect.

The invention discloses an E. coli BL21(pETDuet-ydjLnox) containing a 2R,3R-butanediol dehydrogenase gene ydjL and an NADH oxidase gene nox, wherein the strain is preserved in the 'China Center for Type Culture Collection' on December 23 in 2008, and the preservation number is CCTCC NO: M 208259. The invention also discloses application of a gene recombination bacterium in producing chiral S-AC by catalyzing meso-BD, producing chiral R-AC by catalyzing 2R,3R-BD and producing chiral pure 2S,3S-BD by splitting a 2,3-BD mixture. The concentration of a chiral AC prepared from the recombinant E. coli can reach over 6 grams per liter (the ee value is more than or equal to 96 percent); and the ee value of the chiral pure 2S,3S-BD is more than or equal to 98 percent, and the regeneration of a cofactor is achieved, thus the gene recombination bacterium has great industrial application prospect.

The invention discloses a method for quantitative detection of biological molecules capable of being metabolized to generate H2O2 in serum by means of a ratiometric fluorescent probe. The method includes firstly preparing copper-nitrogen codoped carbon dots Cu-CDs; then reacting corresponding oxidase and the biological molecules capable of being metabolized to generate H2O2 to generate H2O2; catalyzing the H2O2 and a substrate that is o-phenylenediamine with horseradish peroxidase to generate an oxidation product DAP having yellow fluorescence; then adding the Cu-CDs into the DAP; allowing the DAP and the Cu-CDs to form ratiometric fluorescence, with the ratio I<572> / I<460> of fluorescence intensities of the DAP and the Cu-CDs being in a linear relationship with the concentration of a substance to be detected; and performing quantitative assay of the biological molecules in the serum according to the ratio of fluorescence intensities. The method is high in sensitivity and simple and convenient in detection, and has high selectivity and high affinity of immunoreactions.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a hydrogel rapidly crosslinked by enzyme catalysis, and application thereof. A precursor of the hydrogel consists of a mixture (hereinafter referred to as No. 1 solution) of good-biocompatibility macromonomer aqueous solution with an active phenolic hydroxyl unit and dioxygenase aqueous solution which is taken as a catalyst, and the aqueous solution of the precursor can rapidly react to form a 3D polymer cross-linked network after an oxidant (usually low-concentration oxydol, hereinafter referred to as No. 2 solution) is injected. As the No. 1 solution and the No. 2 solution have low-viscosity characteristic, are suitable for being transported and injected, and can rapidly crosslink to form a gel network, the hydrogel can be used for vascular embolization treatment, cancer treatment, family planning operation blocking agents, injectable tissue engineering scaffold materials, soft tissue fillers of human body, controlled release drug carriers, anti-adhesive membranes used in operations and the like after adding one or a plurality of components with specific properties to the No. 1 solution or the No. 2 solution or the gel network.

There is provided a process for the prevention and / or reduction of Maillard reaction in a foodstuff containing (i) a protein, a peptide or an amino acid and (ii) a reducing sugar, the process comprising contacting the foodstuff with an enzyme capable of oxidising a reducing group of the sugar.

The invention provides a flexible sweat sensor. The flexible sweat sensor comprises a flexible substrate as well as a glucose working electrode, a lactic acid working electrode and a reference electrode which are arranged on the surface of the flexible substrate. Glucose oxidase (or lactate oxidase) on the electrode is utilized for oxidizing glucose (or lactic acid) in sweat to generate hydrogen peroxide; hydrogen peroxide can directly perform reduction reaction on the electrode; reduction current is detected through an electrochemical workstation and then the concentrations of the glucose andlactic acid in the sweat can be obtained according to the current magnitude and a standard curve. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the response current level is improved by utilizing a Prussian blue layer to speed up the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide; the sensor disclosed by the invention has high sensitivity; the minimum detection limit for the glucose reaches10nM and the minimum detection limit for lactic acid reaches 1mu M.

The invention discloses pleurotus citrinopileatus sing ultrafine power cultured by using ramulus mori stems as major ingredients and a production method of the pleurotus citrinopileatus sing ultrafine power. The production method is characterized in that the ramulus mori stems is adopted as the major ingredients of the pleurotus citrinopileatus sing ultrafine power, 35-55 DEG C low-temperature vacuum drying is carried out for 4 to 5 hours, the crushing is carried out by a 500-1000-mesh sieve ultrafine crushing machine, and the pleurotus citrinopileatus sing ultrafine dry power is obtained. The pleurotus citrinopileatus sing ultrafine power and the production method have the advantages that the original nutrition and health care characteristics of pleurotus citrinopileatus sing can be maintained, the activity of B type monoamine oxidase is inhibited, in addition, the peroxyl lipid content of the liver can be reduced, the lipofuscin content of the heart is reduced, the activity of SOD (super oxygen dehydrogenises) in red blood cells can be improved, good effects of nourishing yin and yang, delaying senescence, preventing and resisting cancer, lowering the blood pressure and the like are realized, in addition, more convenient edible performance and efficient utilization performance of the health care ingredients are realized, and meanwhile, the silkworm industrial chain can be favorably prolonged.

The invention discloses a platinum nano-material with the activity of four mimic enzymes and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: using citrate ions as a modifier, reducing chloroplatinic acid by utilizing sodium borohydride, and preparing the platinum nano-material modified by citric acid. The platinum nano-material is simply and quickly prepared, the particle size is small, and the dispersibility and stability of a water solution are high. The obtained platinum nano-material has the activity of four mimic enzymes at the same time, and comprises peroxidase, oxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase. The activity of the four mimic enzymes of the platinum nano-material can be adjusted and controlled through the concentration of the citrate ions used in the preparation process.

The invention provides enzymatic methods for direct determination of percentage of glycated hemoglobin in blood samples without the need of a separated measurement of total hemoglobin content in blood samples. The methods utilizes one or two different types of oxidizing agents which selectively oxidize low-molecular weight reducing substances and high-molecular weight (mainly hemoglobin) reducing substances in blood samples, coupled with enzymatic reactions catalyzed by proteases, fructosyl amino acid oxidase, and peroxidase. The invention provides kits for performing the methods of the invention.

A fuel cell which utilizes the biogenic metabolism to produce a high current density is provided. The fuel cell generates electric power in such a way that the fuel is decomposed stepwise by a plurality of enzymes and those electrons formed by oxidation are transferred to the electrode. The enzymes work such that the enzyme activity of the enzyme involved in decomposition in the early stage is smaller than the sum of the enzyme activities of the enzymes involved in decomposition in the later stage. In the case where a coenzyme is involved, the enzyme activity of the oxidase that oxidizes the coenzyme is greater than the sum of the enzyme activities of the enzymes involved in the formation of the reductant of the coenzyme, out of the enzymes involved in the stepwise decomposition of the fuel.

A capillary for an immunoassay is provided which comprises an insoluble layer of an oxidase formed on an inner wall surface of said capillary, said oxidase being conjugated to a first antibody, and a layer of a hydrophilic polymer formed on said insoluble layer, said hydrophilic polymer layer containing a second antibody conjugated to a peroxidase, wherein said first and second antibodies are capable of binding to the same antigen.

The invention provides a rice antistaling agent as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The rice antistaling agent comprises the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 0.5-2% of lipoxidase inhibiting agent, 5-10% of film forming agent, 10-15% of embedding agent and 75-84% of dispersing agent. The rice antistaling agent inhibits the lipodieresis of rice during storage by regulating the activity of lipase so as to prevent rice rancidity.

The invention pertains to the technical field of biologic degrading for chemical pesticide, and relates to a bacterial strain that can efficiently degrade Pyrethroid, Organophosphorus and vermectins pesticides and the application of the bacterial strain. The bacterial strain is an Acinetobacter sp. JCX22D bacterial strain, the biologic fature of the bacterial strain is Gram's negative, free from flagella, in form of short rod, is of esterase and lipase activity, free from oxidase activity, and can take use glucose and fructose. The bacterial strain is resistant to Ampicillin and low-concentration Spectinomycin and nalectin, and not resistant to rifamide. The degrading efficiency of the bacterial straine is more than 72% for high-efficiency cypermethrin, cyhalothrin, decamethrim, bifenthrin pesticid, is more than 70% for diazinon, parathion-methyl, phoxime and chlorpyrifos, and is 90% for vermectins. The bacterial strain can be used for biologically degrading above pesticides, and biologically recovering or cleaning any water body, soil and agricultural products that are polluted by pesticides.

Methods of treating pulp stocks with an enzyme formulation containing one or more oxidative enzymes, to reduce pitch deposition, control pitch related problems, modify the physical and / or chemical properties of tri, di-, and mono-glycerides, fatty acids, resin acids, esters of fatty acids and resin acids, and metal soaps of fatty acids and resin acids, or change the concentration of triglycerides, fatty acids, resin acids, and esters of fatty acids and resin acids, have been developed. The pulp stock is treated with an enzyme formulation containing laccases, peroxidases, esterases, and / or combinations thereof. The enzyme formulations may also contain a laccase mediator and / or a dispersant. The enzyme formulation can be applied at any of several locations during the pulping and / or papermaking process. The enzyme formulation is typically applied as a solution to the pulp stock. The enzyme treatment is effective at a temperature of between about 30° C. to about 95° C., more preferably from about 50° C. to about 80° C. The pH of the pulp stock is from about 4.0 to about 7.0, more preferably from about 4.5 to 5.5. The stock can be treated for a period of time ranging from about 5 minutes to about 10 hours.

The invention discloses escherichia coli genetically engineered bacteria co-expressed by three enzymes. The escherichia coli genetically engineered bacteria are characterized in that an L-amino-acid oxidase gene, a (D / L)-alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid dehydrogenase gene and a gene capable of reducing NAD(P) are imported. The invention also discloses a construction method and an application of the recombinant escherichia coli. The method is used to biologically synthesize optically pure alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid, has the characteristics of simple operation, low cost, high product synthesizing efficiency and high optical purity, and has a good industrial prospect.

The invention relates to a preparation method which uses spinel nano nickel ferrite, chitosan and glucose oxidase mixed dispersion liquid for modifying glassy carbon electrode as glucose sensor and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of electrochemical analysis and detection. In the invention, the spinel nano nickel ferrite is added into the chitosan solution with fixed content of glucose oxidase to improve the transmission of electronic, and is used for electrochemical gaging of the glucose. The preparation method of the modified glassy carbon electrode as glucose sensor is as follows: the spinel nano nickel ferrite is dispersed into the chitosan solution with certain concentration; the mixed solution is evenly dispersed by ultrasound; the glucose oxidase with certain amount is added into the mixed solution; the mixed solution is dispersed evenly by ultrasound once again to obtain a modifier of the nickel ferrite, the chitosan and the glucose oxidase. The modifier is dripwise added on the surface of a clean glassy carbon electrode to be dried for 24 hours at the temperature of 4 DEG C, and then an evenly complex film is formed on the surface of the electrode to obtain the modified glassy carbon electrode which also can be used as glucose sensor and applied into rapid electrochemical gaging of the glucose.

The present invention relates to herbicidally active compositions, which comprise 3-[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole [common name pyroxasulfone] and at least one herbicide B which is an selected from protoporphyrinogen-IX-oxidase inhibitors.The invention furthermore relates to the use of a composition as defined herein for controlling undesirable vegetation in crops. When using the compositions of the invention for this purpose the herbicide A and the at least one herbicide B can be applied simultaneously or in succession in crops, where undesirable vegetation may occur.