A tosyl-activated magnetic bead cellulose as solid support for sensitive protein detection.

Magnetic bead cellulose (MBC) was prepared using sol-gel transition of viscose in the presence of maghemite (γ-Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles. The MBC particles were then activated with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride to yield tosyl-activated magnetic bead cellulose (MBC-Ts). The microspheres were characterized by light and electron microscopy, elemental analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy to determine morphology, size, polydispersity and content of iron and tosyl groups.

Magnetic bead cellulose as a suitable support for immobilization of α-chymotrypsin.

Magnetic bead cellulose was prepared by a suspension method from the mixture of viscose and magnetite using thermal sol-gel transition and regeneration of cellulose. The prepared magnetic particles after their activation with divinyl sulfone were shown to be suitable magnetic carrier for immobilization of α-chymotrypsin and for its application in proteomic studies. The specific activity of the immobilized proteinase was high; its activity did not change in the course of storage.

Immunoaffinity reactors for prion protein qualitative analysis.

The cellular prion protein (PrPc) represents the substrate for generation of conformational aberrant PrP isoforms which occur in human and animal prion diseases. The published two-dimensional maps of human PrPc show a vast microheterogeneity of this glycoprotein. The main goal of this project was to develop a highly specific immunoaffinity reactor for qualitative analysis of PrP cellular isoforms isolated from brain homogenate, cerebrospinal fluid and other tissues.

Immunomagnetic separation and detection of Salmonella cells using newly designed carriers.

Magnetic nonporous poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) and poly(HEMA-co-GMA) microspheres were prepared by dispersion copolymerisation of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA) or glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) in the presence of magnetite. They were functionalized by polyclonal Salmonella antibodies via the trichlorotriazine method. Salmonella cells were then successfully identified using cultural and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods after their immunomagnetic separation.

Characterization of deoxyribonuclease I immobilized on magnetic hydrophilic polymer particles.

Magnetic bead cellulose particles and magnetic poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) microspheres with immobilized DNase I were used for degradation of chromosomal and plasmid DNAs. Magnetic bead particles were prepared from viscose and magnetite powder. Magnetic poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) microspheres were prepared by dispersion copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ethylene dimethacrylate in the presence of magnetite.

Oriented immobilization of galactose oxidase to bead and magnetic bead cellulose and poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) and magnetic poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) microspheres.

In order to obtain an active and stable oxidation reactor for daily use in biochemical laboratory we decided to immobilize galactose oxidase orientedly through a carbohydrate chain to the magnetic carriers. We used hydrazide derivatives of non-magnetic and magnetic bead cellulose and of magnetic and non-magnetic poly(HEMA-co-EDMA) microspheres. Activation of the enzyme molecules was done by sodium periodate in the presence of supplements (fucose, CuSO4, catalase).