Activity enhancement of carbonic anhydrase in Chlamydomonas sp

Author(s): Yadav RR, Krishnamurthi K, Shekh AY, Mudliar SN, Devi SS, et al.

Abstract

Present study describes the induction of carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity in Chlamydomonas sp. in presence of calcium carbonate. Results indicated that calcium carbonate increased the activity of extracellular CA enzyme by 14-fold compared to culture grown at 3 % CO2, and by fourfold compared to the culture grown at 0.03 % CO2. CA was purified by gel exclusion followed by ion exchange chromatography. Molecular weight of the purified CA was found to be approximately 28 kDa. The enzyme showed optimum stability in the pH range of 8.0–9.0 and temperature of 35 °C. CA activity was inhibited with Hg2+ and Pb2+, while Zn2+ was found to accelerate its activity. Purified CA was employed for carbonation reaction with CO2 and the calcite produced was characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction. The enhancement in CA activity was found to be reliable, convenient, and may be employed for CO2 sequestration using whole cells or immobilized bioreactor systems.

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