Journal
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 1147-1158Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5gc02381e
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- European Union (European Regional Development Fund-ERDF)
- Greek national funds through the Operational Program THESSALY-MAINLAND GREECE AND EPIRUS of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)
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In this work, neoteric and biodegradable ionic liquids (ILs) based on various hydroxyl ammonium cations and formic acid anions have been used as media for biocatalytic oxidoreductions catalyzed by different metalloproteins. The effect of these ILs on the biocatalytic behavior and structure of solubilized enzymes was investigated using cytochrome c (cyt c) as a model protein. The use of IL-based media enhances the tolerance of cyt c against the denaturing effect of H2O2 and increases (up to 20 fold) its catalytic efficiency compared to that observed in buffer. This beneficial effect strongly correlates with the concentration of ILs used, as well as the chaotropicity of their cations. UV-vis, circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic studies indicated that, the effect of ILs on the catalytic behavior of cyt c could be correlated with slight structural changes on the protein molecule and/or perturbations of the heme microenvironment. The use of hydroxyl ammonium-based ILs as reaction media increased (up to 4-fold) the decolorization activity of cyt c. All ILs used were recycled and successfully reused three times indicating the potential application of these novel ILs as environmentally friendly media for biocatalytic processes of industrial interest.
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