Preparation and characterization of uricase in uricase-catalase liposomes prepared using borate buffer / 南方医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To characterize the property of uricase loaded in uricase-catalase liposomes (BUCLPs) prepared using borate buffer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>BUCLPs were prepared using reverse-phase evaporation, and the physicochemical properties of uricase in the prepared BUCLPs were examined.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The optimal temperature of BUCLP and URI was 40 degrees celsius, their optimal pH values were 8.0 and 8.5, and their Michaelis-Menten constants were 14.207 µmol/L and 13.623 µmol/L, respectively. Fluorescence intensity of nanoliposome-loaded uricase-catalase that bound to FITC was higher than that of uricase-catalase binding directly with FITC; the fluorescence intensity of BUCLP was higher than that of free uricase-catalase at 280 nm.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Uricase activity is enhanced after loading in uricase and catalase liposomes.</p>