One-step purification of L-asparaginase from cell extracts using carbon xerogels

L-asparaginase (ASNase, EC 3.5.1.1) is an enzyme with wide applications in the pharmaceutical sector and food processing industries. It is mainly used as a biotherapeutic for treating Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and to reduce acrylamide formation in starchy compounds. Despite its relevance, c...

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Autores: Cristóvão, Raquel O., Barros, Rita A.M., Marramaque, Teresa P., Aguiar, Gonçalo G., Almeida, Mafalda R., Carabineiro, Sónia A.C., de Paiva, Gabriela B. [UNESP], Pedrolli, Danielle B. [UNESP], Freire, Mara G., Faria, Joaquim L., Santos-Ebinuma, Valéria C. [UNESP], Tavares, Ana P.M., Silva, Cláudia G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/304266
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128969
https://hdl.handle.net/11449/304266
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adsorbent materials
Aliivibrio fischeri L-asparaginase
Carbon xerogels
Cell extract
Flow-through-like mode
Purification
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Sumario:L-asparaginase (ASNase, EC 3.5.1.1) is an enzyme with wide applications in the pharmaceutical sector and food processing industries. It is mainly used as a biotherapeutic for treating Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and to reduce acrylamide formation in starchy compounds. Despite its relevance, current purification methods for microbial enzymes involve complex and expensive techniques. To overcome this drawback, Carbon Xerogels (CXs) were here investigated as novel adsorbents to be applied in an one-step ASNase purification process, using a flow-through-like setup, from a cell extract of genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis. Different operating conditions were studied for optimizing the adsorption onto CXs, including total protein concentration (3–15 mg/mL), CXs amount (12, 18 and 24 mg), and adsorption volume of cell extract (1.5, 2.0 and 15 mL). Ultimately, CXs were packed into a column to evaluate the feasibility of semi-continuous ASNase purification. CXs have high affinity for other proteins present in the cell extract, while leaving ASNase in the supernatant or eluted sample. Purification folds of 2.5 and 3.8 for ASNase were obtained in batch and semi-continuous experiments, respectively, revealing the potential of CXs as novel adsorbent materials for ASNase purification directly from a complex matrix.