| Abstract: | Hemoglobin was used as a mimetic enzyme for peroxidase to catalyze the oxidative reaction ofo-phenylenediamine with H2O2 which functioned as an oxidant. The relationship between physicochemicalproperties of the intermediate and enzymatic activity of hemoglobin was studied. Since the solubility of theintermediate in the reaction is higher in butanol phase than in water phase, the intermediate itself diffusedfrom the aqueous phase to the butanol phase. The experimental results showed that the rate of product andthe stability of intermediate were associated with the temperature and the pH value of the buffer. The for-mation rate of intermediate and half-life period reveal the maximal in pH7, nevertheless, the whole rate ofthe catalytic reaction is the greatest in pH5, which the ratio of the initial rate in final product formationcompared to that intermediate formation is the greatest. |
