
doi: 10.1007/bf02798348
pmid: 6689601
Anisotropic polysulfone membranes were prepared with carboxypeptidase G1 embedded in the polymer structure. The enzymatically active flat and hollow-fiber membranes were obtained by precipitating the polymer from solution in an organic mixture in which an aqueous solution of the enzyme had been dispersed. The process has been found to be particularly suitable for the immobilization of enzymes in anisotropic hollow fibers that exhibited no detectable enzyme leakage upon perfusion. The pH profiles measured with the enzyme in free solution and in the embedded form were similar. Kinetic parameters of multitubular enzyme reactors were investigated by measuring the rate of hydrolysis of glutamate from folic acid or methotrexate at different flow rates and substrate concentrations. The relatively slow mass transfer in such reactors was found to affect strongly the observed kinetics. The results of in vitro experiments with 5000 fiber reactors suggest that hollow fiber cartridges prepared with such membranes have clinical potential for the extracorporeal removal of methotrexate from blood.
Polymers, Membranes, Artificial, Carboxypeptidases, gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase, Enzymes, Immobilized, Kinetics, Methotrexate, Drug Stability, Pseudomonas, Solvents, Indicators and Reagents, Sulfones
Polymers, Membranes, Artificial, Carboxypeptidases, gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase, Enzymes, Immobilized, Kinetics, Methotrexate, Drug Stability, Pseudomonas, Solvents, Indicators and Reagents, Sulfones
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