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Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase

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Mikhail I Bulhakau 1
Mikhail I Bulhakau
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Zakhar S Enbaev 1
Zakhar S Enbaev
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Published 4 June 2026 , received 16 December 2025
Communication , Volume 36, Issue 4, 469-471
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Atyaksheva L. F. et al. Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 4. pp. 469-471.
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Atyaksheva L. F., Bulhakau M. I., Enbaev Z. S., Kasyanov I. A. Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 4. pp. 469-471.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.7978
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7978
TI - Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Atyaksheva, Larisa Fedorovna
AU - Bulhakau, Mikhail I
AU - Enbaev, Zakhar S
AU - Kasyanov, Ivan Alekseevich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/04
PB - Mendeleev Communications
SP - 469-471
IS - 4
VL - 36
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@article{2026_Atyaksheva,
author = {Larisa Fedorovna Atyaksheva and Mikhail I Bulhakau and Zakhar S Enbaev and Ivan Alekseevich Kasyanov},
title = {Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
volume = {36},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7978},
number = {4},
pages = {469--471},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.7978}
}
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Atyaksheva, Larisa Fedorovna, et al. “Impact of structural features of halloysite nanotubes on adsorption and catalytic properties of β-galactosidase.” Mendeleev Communications, vol. 36, no. 4, Jun. 2026, pp. 469-471. https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7978.
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Keywords

adsorption
biocatalyst
enzyme immobilization
halloysite
thermal stability
β-galactosidase

Abstract

β-Galactosidase from the fungus Aspergillus oryzae was immobilized on halloysite nanotubes of various origins and internal diameters. Enzyme adsorption was found to reach 1.3 mg m−2 for nanotubes with an internal diameter of 50 nm, but it was half that for nanotubes with a smaller diameter (12.5 nm) owing to the poor accessibility of the nanotube’s internal surface for the adsorption of large protein molecules (Mr of ~110 kDa), regardless of the support acidity. β-Galactosidase layers immobilized on the halloysite surface retain 10–27% of activity and are 3–6 times more stable than the native enzyme, with the best results associated with protein molecules encapsulated inside the pores.

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Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
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