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Enzymes from organisms that are adapted to the existence at low temperatures attract significant attention of scientists as a perspective objects not only on a practical point of view, but also as a valuable tools for conducting basic research. This is due to unusual environmental conditions (low temperature, high hydrostatic pressure, low illumination), as well as a significant level of economic profitability due to the widespread of marine hydrobionts and high efficiency of psychrophilic enzymes in comparison with their mesophilic and thermophilic analogues. The expediency of using the hydrobionts of the Antarctic region Parborlasia corrugatus and Sterechinus neumayeri as a source for producing individual enzymes was indicated by the results of electrophoretic analysis of enzymes from hydrobionts tissues extract, so it was concluded that the total extract contained a number of enzymes that were active with gelatin and fibrinogen. As a result of a combination of several chromatographic stages, which included affinity chromatography on Blue Sepharose 6 FF column and size exclusion chromatography on Superdex 75 PG and Superdex 200 PG columns, from the total hydrobiont tissue extract were obtained fractions of hydrolytic enzymes. From the total tissues extract of both hydrobionts which was explored were isolated 4 fractions which showed gelatinase activity. Also from the tissues of Sterechinus neumayeri a fraction containing high-molecular enzymes capable of cleaving fibrinogen was isolated. The developed method of two-stage chromatography can be used further as a basis for optimizing the obtaining of enzymes of a similar spectrum of action from other objects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The graft block copolymer (GBC), based on the functionalized ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and monoisocyanateurethane of reactive olygomers of soybean oil, was synthesized. The structure of the copolymer was confirmed by IR-spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. Physico-chemical characteristics of the GBC were studied by thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the obtained GBC has high heat resistance, the glass transition temperature of the copolymer is shifted towards lower temperatures. Efficient use of GBC as compatibilizer for composite materials based on recycled polypropylene and crumb rubber was shown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]