Unglycosylated recombinant horseradish peroxidase (HRP C) had a half
life of 21 minutes at 65 degrees C compared with only 5 minutes for th
e plant enzyme (HRP). The half life of HRP C at 65 degrees C increase
d by 5-fold following modification with ethylene glycol bis(succinic a
cid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester). Tolerance to 60% 1,4-dioxan also incr
eased whilst tolerance to 30% dimethylformamide was unchanged.