Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a difficult enzyme to work with. Here, the authors covalently immobilized it in a microfluidic reactor to enhance its storage/thermal stabilities and reusability, which enabled the continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor.

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Main Authors: Yujiao Zhu, Ziyu Huang, Qingming Chen, Qian Wu, Xiaowen Huang, Pui-Kin So, Liyang Shao, Zhongping Yao, Yanwei Jia, Zhaohui Li, Weixing Yu, Yi Yang, Aoqun Jian, Shengbo Sang, Wendong Zhang, Xuming Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12089-6
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spelling doaj-49316f1752514a8e82b25f6989e0f7d22021-05-11T11:48:08ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-011011910.1038/s41467-019-12089-6Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactorsYujiao Zhu0Ziyu Huang1Qingming Chen2Qian Wu3Xiaowen Huang4Pui-Kin So5Liyang Shao6Zhongping Yao7Yanwei Jia8Zhaohui Li9Weixing Yu10Yi Yang11Aoqun Jian12Shengbo Sang13Wendong Zhang14Xuming Zhang15Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)University of Research Facility in Life Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI, Institute of Microelectronics, University of MacauSchool of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityKey Laboratory of Spectral Imaging Technology, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of SciencesSchool of Physics & Technology, Wuhan UniversityMircoNano System Research Center, College of Information and Computer Science, Taiyuan University of TechnologyMircoNano System Research Center, College of Information and Computer Science, Taiyuan University of TechnologyMircoNano System Research Center, College of Information and Computer Science, Taiyuan University of TechnologyDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRibulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a difficult enzyme to work with. Here, the authors covalently immobilized it in a microfluidic reactor to enhance its storage/thermal stabilities and reusability, which enabled the continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12089-6
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author Yujiao Zhu
Ziyu Huang
Qingming Chen
Qian Wu
Xiaowen Huang
Pui-Kin So
Liyang Shao
Zhongping Yao
Yanwei Jia
Zhaohui Li
Weixing Yu
Yi Yang
Aoqun Jian
Shengbo Sang
Wendong Zhang
Xuming Zhang
spellingShingle Yujiao Zhu
Ziyu Huang
Qingming Chen
Qian Wu
Xiaowen Huang
Pui-Kin So
Liyang Shao
Zhongping Yao
Yanwei Jia
Zhaohui Li
Weixing Yu
Yi Yang
Aoqun Jian
Shengbo Sang
Wendong Zhang
Xuming Zhang
Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
Nature Communications
author_facet Yujiao Zhu
Ziyu Huang
Qingming Chen
Qian Wu
Xiaowen Huang
Pui-Kin So
Liyang Shao
Zhongping Yao
Yanwei Jia
Zhaohui Li
Weixing Yu
Yi Yang
Aoqun Jian
Shengbo Sang
Wendong Zhang
Xuming Zhang
author_sort Yujiao Zhu
title Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
title_short Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
title_full Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
title_fullStr Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
title_full_unstemmed Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
title_sort continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a difficult enzyme to work with. Here, the authors covalently immobilized it in a microfluidic reactor to enhance its storage/thermal stabilities and reusability, which enabled the continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12089-6
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