[State of Fungal Lipases of Rhizopus microsporus, Penicillium sp. and Oospora lactis in Border Layers Water-Solid Phase and Factors Affecting Catalytic Properties of Enzymes].

We demonstrated that a change in the catalytic activity of fungal lipases synthesized by Rhizopus microsporus, Penicillium sp. and Oospora lactis and their ability to absorb on different sorbents depended on the nature of groups on the solid phase surface in the model systems water: lipid and water: solid phase. Thus, the stability of Penicillium sp. lipases increased 85% in the presence ofsorsilen or DEAE-cellulose, and 55% of their initial activity respectively was preserved. In the presence of silica gel and CM-cellulose, a decreased rate of lipid hydrolysis by Pseudomonas sp. enzymes was observed in water medium, and the hydrolysis rate increased by 2.4 and 1.5 times respectively in the presence of aminoaerosil and polykefamid. In an aqueous-alcohol medium, aminoaerosil and polykefamid decreased the rate of substrate hydrolysis by more than 30 times. The addition of aerosil to aqueous and aqueous-alcohol media resulted in an increase in the hydrolysis rate by 1.2-1.3 times. Sorsilen stabilized Penicillium sp. lipase activity at 40, 45, 50 and 55 degrees C. Either stabilization or inactivation of lipases was observed depending on the pH of the medium and the nature of chemical groups localized on the surface of solid phase. The synthetizing activity of lipases also changed depending on the conditions.

[Purification of extracellular proteinases from B. subtilis SKB 256 by biospecific chromatography].

Abstract-A simple and efficient method of preparing highly purified extracellular proteinases of B. subtilis B-1 (SKB 256) has been developed. A sorbent based on sorsilen impregnated with hemoglobin or cytochrome c has been synthesized for this purpose. A significant difference between the efficiency of hemoglobin and cytochrome c as biospecific ligands has been observed: the enzyme yield amounted to 40.6 and 65.6% of the total amount of enzyme adsorbed, respectively. The culture was shown to contain two major proteinase forms with different molecular masses that could be separated by chromatography on a Sephadex G-50 but gave only one band with MW 27 kDa upon denaturing electrophoresis in 12.5% PAG in the presence of 0.1% SDS. The influence of eluent pH, ionic strength and ethanol concentration on the sorption of the proteinases on the biospecific sorbent, as well as on the desorption from it, has been investigated. Positive influence of 20% ethanol on proteinase desorption has been demonstrated.

[Enzymatic conversion of invertase substrates in a water-organic medium].

The behavior of intact and immobilized invertase in aqueous and water-organic media has been studied. In a water-organic medium, the transferase properties of the enzyme changed: pH optima of intact and immobilized invertase undergo shifts of 0.5 units: the temperature optimum decreases (50 degrees C and 25 degrees C in aqueous and water-organic media, respectively). The extent of conversion of isoamyl alcohol in water-organic medium shows a dependence on several factors (the enzyme and substrate concentrations; amount of the organic phase; and duration of the enzyme incubation with the substrate). Optimum parameters of isoamyl alcohol conversion were used for transforming fusel alcohols into alkyl fructosides. The results of this applied research have important practical implications (conversion of fusel oils of alcoholic beverages).

[Isolation of myoinositol from solutions of enzymatic biotransformation]. / Vydelenie mio-inozita na rastvorov fermentativnoi biotransformatsiei.

The transferase reaction between phospholipids and inositol catalyzed by phospholipase D on phase interface in water-organic solvent systems was studied. Optimal conditions for phosphatidylinositol synthesis in water-organic solvent heterogeneous system were determined. The rapid separation of the hydrophobic components, phospholipids, from water-soluble products, alcohols, was observed in the systems with organic solvents. Displacement of myo-inositol from phosphatidylinositol by methanol, alcohol substrate, added to the reaction medium was shown in hexane-water system. Myo-inositol was isolated from the mixture of its isomers by two-stage transferase reaction catalyzed by phospholipase D.

[Anti-inflammatory activity of domestic papain]. / Izuchenie protivospalitel'noi aktivnosti otechestvennogo papaina.

The influence of domestic papain to the course of experimental inflammation due to formalin, dextrane, histamine, serotonin and infectious arthritis has been studied. The domestic papain in doses of 0.325 and 0.75 mg/kg possesses strongly marked antiinflammatory activity and this ability is no less than that of butadion and indomethacin.

[Pharmacological study of papain from the papaya plant cultivated in Uzbekistan]. / Farmakologicheskoe issledovanie papaina rasteniia papaiia, kul'tivirovannogo v Uzbekistane.

It was experimentally established that papain from papaya cultivated in Uzbekistan possesses a pronounced proteolytic activity: 0.1, 0.5, and 1% papain solutions decreased the weight of burn crust in vitro and accelerated experimental burn healing in vivo. Under clinical conditions, papain produced therapeutic effect in patients with inflammatory disorders in genitals, intestine, liver, and eye. The pharmacological effects of papain produced from Uzbek papaya are identical to those of the commercial product from Merck.

[Immunoenzyme assay of staphylococcal toxin using polyamide micropore membranes]. / IFA stafilokokkovogo toksina s primeneniem poliamidnykh mikroporistykh membran.

The optimum conditions for extraction of catalytic active conjugates of alpha-amylase and antibodies for staphylococcal toxin (ST) have been created. The optimum correlation of antibodies and enzyme for the effective use of the extracted conjugate during enzyme immunoassay for ST has been established. The covalent immobilization of antibodies on the micropore polyamide membranes has been carried out. Apart from this, the extracted conjugated were purified by TSK-gel HN-55 chromatography. The optimum concentration of the conjugates has been defined.

[Change in phospholipid composition of synovial fluid in children with various types of arthritis]. / Izmenenie fosfolipidnogo sostava sinovial'noi zhidkosti u detei s razlichnymi artritami.

Phospholipid composition of synovial fluid was studied in patients with reactive, rheumatoid and juvenile chronic forms of arthritis as compared with that of normal synovial fluid. The most pronounced alterations of the synovial fluid phospholipid composition (additional phospholipid fractions, increase in content of lyso-derivatives) were found in the patients with rheumatoid and juvenile chronic arthritis, which appear to occur due to activation of endogenous phospholipases A2, C and lysophospholipase A1.

[Adsorption immobilization of alkaline lipase]. / Adsorbtsionnaia immobilizatsiia shchelochnoi lipazy.

A polyamide with the covalently coupled phosphatidyl ethanolamine was used for affinity adsorption of an alkaline lipase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The immobilization resulted in increase of the enzyme specific activity. Some properties of native and adsorbed enzyme were compared. The temperature optima, heat and pH stability, KM and Vmax values were determined for both native and immobilized enzymes.

[Various lipases for producing products enriched with polyenic acids in fish fat hydrolysis]. / Issledovanie razlichnykh lipaz dlia polucheniia produktov, obogashchennykh polienovymi kislotami pri gidrolize rybikh zhirov.

The enzymic hydrolysis of fish with lipases from various sources was studied. The lipase from the fungus Rhizopus microsporus preferentially removes saturated fatty acids, while lipase from the pyloric caeca of salmon unsaturated fatty acids upon hydrolysis of fish fats. The enzymes can be used to obtain fatty products enriched with eicosanopentaenoic acid, mono- and diacylglycerols by enzymic hydrolysis of the ivasi fat.

[Regional lymphotropic therapy]. / Regional'naia limfotropnaia terapiia.

The article deals with the results of experimental studies on 10 male and female dogs conducted under intrapleural hexenal anaesthesia. The rate of elimination of the lymphotrophic dye indigo carmine from the subserous depot in the wall of the gallbladder, stomach, and small intestine under normal conditions and in regional stimulation of lymphatic drainage was studied. The rate of total elimination increased 2.4 times in stimulation. On the grounds of these studies, regional lymphotrophic therapy was conducted in 417 patients treated at a general surgical hospital. As the result of this treatment the inflammatory process was arrested in a shorter time, the laboratory indices were normalized more rapidly, and the term of treatment was shorter than in patients of the control group.

[Affinity chromatography for purification of phospholipase A2 from the venom of Central Asian cobra]. / Affinnaia khromatografiia dlia ochistki fosfolipazy A2 iada sredneaziatskoi kobry.

A method of affinity chromatography was developed for purification of phospholipase A2(PL-A2) from the Central Asian cobra venon. The enzyme was covalently coupled to a polyamide sorbent with phosphatidilethanolamine (PEA) and cytotoxin (CT). The effect of CA2+ concentration and the ion strength of the solution on the enzyme adsorption was studied. The most efficient coupling of the enzyme to the sorbent was observed at pH 8--9 in case of the Ca2+ absence and a low ion strength of the solution. For desorption of the enzyme Triton X-100 at a concentration of 0.5% should be introduced in the eluting solution. The affinity adsorption chromatography enabled the isolation of two forms of phospholipase A2 with different affinity for PEA and CT. The total yield of the enzyme was 91% at a purification degree of 5.5 and 3.5, respectively. The introduction of the second ligand (CT) in the composition of the sorbent with the phospholipid ligand allowed the authors to increase its capacity and affinity for the phospholipase A2 from the snake venom.

[Purification of phospholipase C isoenzyme 1 from Clostridium perfringens and its properties]. / Ochistka izofermenta 1 fosfolipazy C iz Clostridium perfringens i nekotorye ego svoistva.

A procedure for the purification of isoenzyme I of phospholipase C from Cl. perfringens was developed. The isoenzyme was purified to homogeneity (data from disc electrophoresis) using affinity chromatography on polycephamide and gel filtration through Ultrogel AcA-54, the enzyme yield being 41%. Some properties of the purified isoenzyme I (pH and temperature optima, stability, effect of metal ions and detergents, substrate dependence) were investigated. No significant differences between the properties of the unfractionated enzyme and isoenzyme I were established.

[Properties of phospholipase D from rat liver mitochondria]. / Svoistva fosfolipazy D mitokhondrii pecheni krys.

The properties of membrane-bound mitochondrial phospholipase D were investigated. The enzyme was shown to catalyze the hydrolysis of endogenous mitochondrial phospholipids, particularly phosphatidylethanolamine. The phospholipase activity was maximal at pH 5.0 and 7.0 was stimulated by Ca2+ and sodium oleate and was inhibited by SDS. The conditions for solubilization of the mitochondrial enzyme and its adsorption on a biospecific adsorbent were elaborated. The adsorption resulted in a 17-fold purification of the enzyme with a 33% yield. The adsorbed enzyme, similar to the membrane-bound one, was activated by Ca2+ and sodium oleate but, in contrast to the latter, was able to catalyze the hydrolysis of an exogenous substrate.

[Changes in the phospholipid composition of mitochondria during heat incubation]. / Izmenenie fosfolipidnogo sostava mitokhondrii pri teplovoi inkubatsii.

Incubation of liver mitochondria at 37 degrees C causes changes in the phospholipid composition, such as the decrease in the levels of major phospholipids (e.g. phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, cardiolipin) and their lysoderivatives as well as an increase in the levels of phosphatidic and lysophosphatidic acids. Similar changes in the phospholipid composition are observed upon heat incubation of mitochondrial fragments ("ghosts", inner and outer mitochondrial membranes). Ca2+ accelerate the heat-induced changes in the phospholipid levels resulting from heat incubation, whereas EGTA, in contrast, decelerates them. The role of an endogenous system of lipolytic enzymes in the observed conversions of mitochondrial phospholipids is discussed.

[Lysophospholipase activity in mitochondrial membranes of the rat liver]. / Lizofosfolipaznaia aktivnost' v membranakh mitokhondrii pecheni krys.

Changes in the amount of phospholipids and lysophospholipids of mitochondria and their fragments have been studied under long-term heat incubation. A discrepancy is found between a decrease in the content of phospholipids as a result of their hydrolysis by mitochondrial phospholipase A2 and accumulation of the corresponding lysoderivatives. Data are presented which show that all this is a result of lysoderivatives splitting by lysophospholipase A. The activity of this enzyme is observed in incubation of intact mitochondria, their "ghosts" as well as fractions of the external and internal mitochondrial membranes. It is shown that lysophospholipase A is able to hydrolyze both endogenic and exogenic substrates. The enzyme is active at pH 6.0, lysocardiolipin being the most preferable substrate.

[Immobilization of phospholipase A2 from Central Asian cobra venom on polyamide sorbents]. / Immobilizatsiia fosfolipazy A2 iada sredneaziatskoi kobry na sorbentakh poliamidnoi prirody.

The effect of the immobilization technique and the ligand nature on catalytic properties of phospholipase A2 from the cobra venom was studied. Preparations of phospholipase A2 adsorbed on and covalently bound to polyamide sorbents were obtained. The enzyme was coupled to polyamide beads modified with glutaraldehyde. In this case only 9% of the enzyme activity was retained. The enzyme adsorbed on polyamide modified with phosphatidylethanolamine retained up to 20% of the initial activity. The binding selectivity of phospholipase A2 was maximum in case of the sorbent with a binary ligand, e. g. phosphatidylethanolamine+cytotoxin, the sorbent capacity for the bound enzyme increased 2-3 times (460-600 units/g sorbent. The specific activity of the adsorbed phospholipase A2 was 17-40 units/g sorbent in contrast to 8.6 units/g sorbent for the covalently bound enzyme. Immobilization of the enzyme on polyamide sorbents resulted in changes of the pH-optimum, sensitivity to Ca2+ ions and the character of the enzyme-substrate interactions. Heart stability of the adsorbed phospholipase A2 was lower than that of the covalently bound enzyme. However, the adsorbed enzyme can be used, for example, in affinity chromatography due to its higher specific activity, selectivity and reversibility of the sorption.

[Properties of phospholipase A2 from inner and outer mitochondrial membranes]. / Svoistva fosfolipazy A2 naruzhnoi i vnutrennei membran mitokhondrii.

The catalytic properties of membrane-bound phospholipase A2 from inner and outer mitochondrial membranes were studied. Differences were found in the properties of phospholipase A2 during the hydrolysis of both endogenous and exogenous substrates, i.e. the dependence of the hydrolysis rate on pH, temperature, bivalent metal ion concentrations and EDTA. It was demonstrated that purification and adsorption immobilization of the inner mitochondrial membrane enzyme on biospecific adsorbent cause changes in the enzyme catalytic properties. The role of phospholipase A2 microenvironment in the manifestation of the enzyme activity and catalytic properties is discussed.

[Purification and properties of lysophospholipase from the venom of the giant hornet Vespa orientalis]. / Ochistka i svoistva lizofosfolipazy iz aida bol'shogo shershnia Vespa orientalis.

Using biospecific chromatography on polylysocephamide, a toxic phospholipase possessing a presynaptic effect on neuromuscular preparations was isolated from the venom of the giant hornet Vespa orientalis. The enzyme was shown to possess a high hydrolytic activity towards 1-acyllysophosphatidylcholine within a narrow pH range (pH optimum 7.5). The enzyme activity was suppressed by detergents of various chemical composition. Lysophospholipase caused an intensive hemolysis of washed human erythrocytes. The catalytic and hemolytic functions of the enzyme were sensitive to metal ions, however, in a different degree. Ca2+ and Mn2+ activated, while Cu2+ and Zn2+ inhibited the enzyme. Mg2+ and Sr2+ had no effect on the enzyme activity.