Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 192-198.

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Pilot Preparation and Optical Properties of Highly Purified Phycoerythrin from Porphyra yezoensis

Guo Ziye1, Cai Chuner1, 2, Li Chunxia1, Geng Zhonglei1, Jia Rui1, 2, He Peimin1, 2   

  1. 1. College of Fisheries and Life Science,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306 ;2. Institute of Marine Science,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306)
  • Received:2012-09-23 Revised:2013-03-21 Online:2013-03-20 Published:2013-03-21

Abstract: Pilot preparation were tried to obtain highly purified phycoerythrin(PE)in abundance from P. yezoensis in Lvsi city, Jiangsu Province and to study its optical properties. 2 kg freeze-dried P. yezoensis thallus was broken using “swelling & smash” method. Further purification was performed by means of ammonium sulphate co-precipitation(ASCP)and hydroxyapatite(HA)column chromatogram and the purity of PE achieved 1.67(A565/A280), corresponding to yield of 0.184%, The purity of PE could be improved beyond 4.5 with a yield of 0.109% if HAP chromatography repeated. PE was validated by absorption/fluorescence spectra and SDS-PAGE/Native-PAGE stained with coomassie brilliant blue/zinc acetate for its purity. Molar extinction coefficient(MEC)of PE were 1.79mL/(mg?cm)and 1.73 mL/(mg?cm) determined by folin-phenol method and Bradford method, respectively. Fluorescence quantum yield of PE was 0.90 at 505 nm wavelength at 20℃ . The PE effect of photo bleaching was the most significant under irradiating of laser among daylight lamp, light emitting diode(LED), iodine-tungsten lamp and laser. For example, the photo bleaching rate of 240 μg/mL PE after 10 minutes’ irradiating under laser was close to the value using iodine-tungsten lamp of 240 minutes’ irradiating.

Key words: Porphyra yezoensis, Phycoerythrin, Purification, Molar extinction coefficient, Fluorescence quantum yield,Photobleaching