title: Properties of arginase immobilized in a fibrin clot.
abstract: Rat liver arginase was covalently trapped in a fibrin clot. Among the physicochemical properties of the enzyme studied were Mn2+ requirement, pH behavior, temperature and time stability, effect of denaturing agents, and kinetic properties. The immobilized arginase showed the same substrate affinity as soluble arginase, but had higher stability at room temperature, was more resistant to denaturation, and had a higher catalytic activity at physiological pH. The properties so far examined may enhance the use of immobilized arginase in cancer therapy.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diez
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001119:Arginase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D005337:Fibrin; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D051381:Rats; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D008345:Manganese; D005337:Fibrin; D001119:Arginase