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Four methoxypolyethylene glycols (MPEG, molecular masses 350, 750, 2000 and 5000 Da), each activated by nitrophenyl chloroformate, were used to modify trypsin. Compared with the native trypsin, the MPEG-modified trypsin was more stable against temperature between 30 °C and 70 °C, longer chain of MPEG moiety corresponding to higher thermal stability. The T for the native and the modified trypsin (0.4 mg ml−1) was increased from 47 °C to 66 °C. The stabilization effect caused by MPEG modification was the result of decreasing in both the autolysis rate and the thermal denaturation rate. The thermodynamic analysis of the thermal denaturation process showed that the activation free energy (ΔG*) of the native and the modified trypsin at 60 °C was increased from 102.9 to 109.3 kJ mol−1; the activation enthalpy (ΔH*) was increased from 57.4 to 86.9 kJ mol−1; the activation entropy (ΔS*) was increased from −136 to −67 J molK−1. A possible explanation for the decreased thermal denaturation rate caused by MPEG modification was also discussed.
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Zhang, Z., He, Z. & Guan, G. Thermal stability and thermodynamic analysis of native and methoxypolyethylene glycol modified trypsin. Biotechnology Techniques 13, 781–786 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008900804320
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