Plasma-generated H2O2 can be used to fuel biocatalytic reactions that require H2O2 as co-substrate such as the conversion of ethylbenzene to (R)-1-phenylethanol ((R)-1-PhOl) catalyzed by unspecific peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita (rAaeUPO). Immobilization was recently shown to protect biocatalysts from inactivation by highly reactive plasma-produced species, however, H2O2 supply by the employed plasma sources (µAPPJ and DBD) was limiting for rAaeUPO performance. In this study we evaluated a recently introduced capillary plasma jet for suitability to supply H2O2 in situ. H2O2 production was modulated by varying the water concentration in the feed gas, providing a greater operating window for applications in plasma-driven biocatalysis. In a static system after 80 min of biocatalysis, a turnover number of 44,199 mol(R)-1-PhOl mol-1rAaeUPO was achieved without significant enzyme inactivation. By exchanging the reaction solution every 5 min, a total product yield of 122 µmol (R)-1-PhOl was achieved in 700 min run time, resulting in a total turnover number of 174,209 mol(R)-1-PhOl mol-1rAaeUPO. We conclude that the capillary plasma jet, due to its flexibility regarding feed gas, admixtures, and power input, is well-suited for in situ H2O2 generation for plasma-driven biocatalysis tailoring to enzymes with high H2O2 turnover.
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Release Date | 2025-02-04 |
Identifier | 1e969046-ba6d-49f9-9c41-112f2287c094 |
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Plasma Source Properties | Radio frequency (RF)-driven (13.56 MHz); inner capillary dimensions of 4.56 mm × 0.88 mm × 100 mm; electrodes had a width and length of 4 mm and 40 mm, respectively, resulting in a plasma volume of 4 mm × 0.88 mm × 40 mm; wall thickness of the capillary was 0.22 mm, leading to a distance of 1.32 mm between the electrodes; Plasma was operated at a plasma power of (6.0 ± 0.6) W. The gas flow (2 slm He) |
Language | English (United States) |
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Plasma Medium Properties | He/H2O 2 slm |
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Contact Name | Julia E. Bandow |
Plasma Target Properties | 100 mM potassium phosphate buffer containing 50 mM ethylbenzene and Immobilized enzyme. |
Plasma Target Procedure | rAaeUPO was purified as described previously. For immobilization, two different types of non-directional carriers were used, namely amino (ECR8309F) and epoxy-butyl (ECR8285) functionalized Lifetech ECR resins (Purolite, Llantrisant, Wales) or amino (HA403 M) and ethyl-amino (EA403 M) functionalized beads (Resindion, Binasco, Italy). Beads (500 mg) were weight in a suitable vessel and washed thrice with 5 ml potassium phosphate buffer (100 mM, pH 7). The amino functionalized carrier materials were incubated in phosphate buffer containing 0.5 % (w/v) glutaraldehyde. After 3 h of incubation, beads were washed thrice with potassium phosphate buffer. Enzyme (2 nmol) was added, and immobilization was allowed to proceed overnight at 8°C with tubes shaking upside down. |
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