Gao Yifan, Xiao Minhao, Zou Haiyuan, Nurwono Glenn, Zgonc David, Birch Quinn, Nadagouda Mallikarjuna N, Park Junyoung O, Blotevogel Jens, Liu Chong, Hoek Eric M V, Mahendra Shaily
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 580 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Aug 12. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02849.
Enzyme-mediated systems have been widely employed for the biotransformation of environmental contaminants. However, the catalytic performance of free enzymes is restricted by the rapid loss of their catalytic activity, stability, and reusability. In this work, we developed an enzyme immobilization platform by elaborately anchoring fungal laccase onto arginine-functionalized boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS-Arg@Lac). BNNS-Arg@Lac showcased ∼75% immobilization yield and enhanced stability against fluctuating pH values and temperatures, along with remarkable reusability across six consecutive cycles, outperforming free natural laccase (nlaccase). A model pollutant, atrazine, was selected for a proof-of-concept demonstration, given the substantial environmental and public health concerns in agriculture runoff. BNNS-Arg@Lac-catalyzed atrazine degradation rate was nearly twice that of nlaccase. Moreover, BNNS-Arg@Lac consistently demonstrated superior atrazine degradation in synthetic agricultural wastewater and various mediator systems compared to nlaccase. Comprehensive product analysis unraveled distinct degradation pathways for BNNS-Arg@Lac and nlaccase. Overall, this research provides a foundation for the future development of enzyme-nanomaterial hybrids for degrading environmental chemicals and may unlock new potential for green and efficient resource recovery and waste management strategies.
酶介导系统已被广泛应用于环境污染物的生物转化。然而,游离酶的催化性能受到其催化活性、稳定性和可重复使用性快速丧失的限制。在这项工作中,我们通过将真菌漆酶精心锚定在精氨酸功能化的氮化硼纳米片上(BNNS-Arg@Lac),开发了一种酶固定化平台。BNNS-Arg@Lac展示了约75%的固定化产率,并增强了对pH值波动和温度的稳定性,以及在连续六个循环中的显著可重复使用性,优于游离天然漆酶(nlaccase)。鉴于农业径流对环境和公众健康的重大影响,选择了一种模型污染物阿特拉津进行概念验证演示。BNNS-Arg@Lac催化的阿特拉津降解率几乎是nlaccase的两倍。此外,与nlaccase相比,BNNS-Arg@Lac在合成农业废水和各种介体系统中始终表现出优异的阿特拉津降解能力。综合产物分析揭示了BNNS-Arg@Lac和nlaccase不同的降解途径。总体而言,本研究为未来开发用于降解环境化学物质的酶-纳米材料杂化物奠定了基础,并可能为绿色高效的资源回收和废物管理策略开启新的潜力。