ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Polyhydroxyl Compounds on the Thermal
Stability and Structure of Laccase
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College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources,
Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Submission date: 2018-06-18
Final revision date: 2018-08-23
Acceptance date: 2018-09-04
Online publication date: 2019-05-07
Publication date: 2019-05-28
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(5):3253-3259
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In this study, glucose, inositol, glycerol, and sorbitol have been chosen as chemical modifiers
to enhance laccase stability. The regularity of laccase activity variations was studied at different
temperatures. Low concentrations of four polyhydroxyl compounds can improve the thermal stability
of laccase at the whole temperature gradient (20~60ºC). The effect of glycerol is best in the all additives,
and the relative enzyme activity of laccase increased 1.35 times by glycerol, in the concentration
of 0.6 mol/L. The conformation of modified laccase is characterized by UV, fluorescence and circular
dichroism. The result shows that the polyhydroxy compounds can change the conformation of laccase
by increasing the hydrogen bonds between the laccase molecules and prevent the adverse change due
to the increase of temperature in the secondary structure of laccase. Therefore, low concentrations
of polyhydroxy compounds could be served as an additive to improve the thermal stability of the laccase. gradient (20~60ºC). The effect of glycerol is best in the all additives,
and the relative enzyme activity of laccase increased 1.35 times by glycerol, in the concentration
of 0.6 mol/L. The conformation of modified laccase is characterized by UV, fluorescence and circular
dichroism. The result shows that the polyhydroxy compounds can change the conformation of laccase
by increasing the hydrogen bonds between the laccase molecules and prevent the adverse change due
to the increase of temperature in the secondary structure of laccase. Therefore, low concentrations
of polyhydroxy compounds could be served as an additive to improve the thermal stability of the laccase.