Supramolecular Au(I)-Cu(I) Complexes as New Luminescent Labels for Covalent Bioconjugation.

Two new supramolecular organometallic complexes, namely, [Au6Cu2(C2C6H4CHO)6(PPh2C6H4PPh2)3](PF6)2 and [Au6Cu2(C2C6H4NCS)6(PPh2C6H4PPh2)3](PF6)2, with highly reactive aldehyde and isothiocyanate groups have been synthesized and characterized using X-ray crystallography, ESI mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy. The compounds obtained demonstrated bright emission in solution with the excited-state lifetime in microsecond domain both under single- and two-photon excitation. The luminescent complexes were found to be suitable for bioconjugation in aqueous media.

Xylan degradation improved by a combination of monolithic columns bearing immobilized recombinant β-xylosidase from Aspergillus awamori X-100 and Grindamyl H121 β-xylanase.

Synergistic action of exo- and endohydrolazes is preferred for effective destruction of biopolymers. The main purpose of the present work was to develop an efficient tool for degradation of xylan. Macroporous lab-made monolithic columns and commercial CIM-Epoxy disk were used to immobilize the recombinant β-xylosidase from Aspergillus awamori and Grindamyl β-xylanase.

Flow-through immobilized enzyme reactors based on monoliths: II. Kinetics study and application.

In the last decade, the application of monolithic materials has rapidly expanded to the realization of flow-through bioconversion processes. Up to these days, different classes of enzymes such as hydrolases, lyases, and oxidoreductases have been immobilized on organic, inorganic, or hybrid monolithic materials to prepare the effective flow-through enzymes reactors for application in proteomics, biotechnology, pharmaceutics, organic synthesis, and biosensoring. Current review describes the results of kinetic study and specialties of flow-through immobilized enzyme reactors based on the existing monolithic materials.

Flow-through immobilized enzyme reactors based on monoliths: I. Preparation of heterogeneous biocatalysts.

The application of monoliths for realization of solid-phase biocatalytic processes was dramatically extended since the beginning of new century. Different enzyme immobilization techniques regarding these modern stationary phases have been developed, adapted, and optimized within last decade. The choice of enzyme immobilization method depends on material nature and monolith manufacturing.

Macroporous methacrylate-based monoliths as platforms for DNA microarrays.

Macroporous monoliths with different surface functionalization (reactive groups) were utilized as platforms for DNA analysis in microarray format. The slides based on a copolymer glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate (GMA-EDMA) have been chosen as well known and thoroughly studied standard. In particular, this material has been used at optimization of DNA microanalytical procedure.

Preparation of methacrylate monoliths.

Rigid macroporous polymers developed in the early 1990s are widely used as efficient stationary phases for all types of chromatographic separations. The main advantages of so-called monolithic supports are their high hydraulic permeability and the dominance of the convection over the diffusion mechanism of mass-exchange under dynamic conditions that allow the separation to be carried out at extremely high flow rates and, consequently, during very short operation times. Among other types of macroporous polymers, the methacrylate-based monolithic materials represent the most popular and successfully explored class of sorbents.

Development of multifunctional polymer-mineral composite materials for bone tissue engineering.

The main goal of this article is the development of a novel approach to construct multifunctional composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. For this purpose, different kinds of mineral macroporous supports, water-soluble aldehyde-containing copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, as well as different nonspecific and biospecific ligands governing cell adhesion and growth have been used. The composite materials were tested initially for cytotoxicity in cell culture experiments using a model cell line.

Monolithic peptidyl sorbents for comparison of affinity properties of plasminogen activators.

Plasminogen activators are the proteases which convert plasminogen into plasmin dissolving, in its turn, the major component of blood clots, fibrin. They are extremely useful in heart attack therapy. Modern and most appropriate way of scaled up production of these valuable proteins is gene engineering.