[Various properties of urease encapsulated into liposomes].

Autor: Zakrevskiĭ VI, Plekhanova NG, Khramov VA
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal (1978) [Ukr Biokhim Zh (1978)] 1986 Jul-Aug; Vol. 58 (4), pp. 31-5.
Abstrakt: The enzymic activity of plant urease encapsulated into liposomes from egg lecithin was studied. Liposomes contained 3-5% of the initial enzymic preparation. Incorporation of urease into liposomes increases the permeability of the lecithin membrane for urea. The liposome membrane provides protection of the incorporated material from the inhibitory action of heavy metal ions. Kinetics of the reactions catalyzed by the free enzyme and encapsulated one is different. Km for the encapsulated enzyme is 1 X 10(-3) M and for free urease--4 X 10(-4) M, that is related to limited substrate mass transfer rate and as a result of it due to inhomogeneity of the catalysis proceeding in liposomes.
Databáze: MEDLINE