Issue 2, 2015

Lipase adsorption on different nanomaterials: a multi-scale simulation study

Abstract

Candida antarctica lipase B (CalB) is an efficient biocatalyst for hydrolysis and esterification, which plays an important role in the production of biodiesel in the bioenergy industries. The ordered immobilisation of lipases on different supports would be significant for its enzymatic catalysis in some biodiesel production processes; however, the underlying mechanisms and the preferred lipase orientation are not well understood yet. In this work, a fundamental understanding of the orientation and adsorption mechanism of lipase on four different nanomaterial surfaces with different surface chemistry are explored in detail by a combination of parallel tempering Monte Carlo (PTMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Simulation results show that lipase is strongly adsorbed onto the hydrophobic graphite surface, as reflected by the large contact area and interaction energy; while the adsorption onto the hydrophilic TiO2 surface is weak due to two strongly adhered water layers; meanwhile lipase undergoes desorption and reorientation processes. For CalB adsorption on positively and negatively charged surfaces (NH2-SAM and COOH-SAM), the orientation distributions of lipase are narrow, and opposite orientations are obtained. CalB adsorbed on NH2-SAM has its catalytic centre oriented towards the surface, which is not conducive to the substrate binding; while the catalytic centre faces toward the solution when it is adsorbed on the COOH-SAM. Besides, the native structures of CalB adsorbed on different surfaces are preserved, which indicates lipase as a robust enzyme. The simulation results will promote our understanding on how surface properties of nanomaterials, such as charge or hydrophobicity, will affect lipase immobilisation, and help us in the rational design and development of immobilised lipase carriers.

Graphical abstract: Lipase adsorption on different nanomaterials: a multi-scale simulation study

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Oct 2014
Accepted
11 Nov 2014
First published
11 Nov 2014

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015,17, 840-850

Lipase adsorption on different nanomaterials: a multi-scale simulation study

D. Zhao, C. Peng and J. Zhou, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 840 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04696J

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