Oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid by glucose oxidase in a membrane bioreactor

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2005 Spring:121-124:149-62. doi: 10.1385/abab:121:1-3:0149.

Abstract

Glucose oxidase (GO) (EC 1.1.3.4) was used as catalyst for oxidizing glucose into gluconic acid utilizing a 10-mL Bioengineering Enzyme Membrane Reactor or a 400-mL Millipore Stirred Ultrafiltration Cell (MSUC) coupled with a Millipore UF membrane (cutoff of 100 kDa) and operated for 12 h under an agitation of 100 rpm, pH 5.5, and 30 degrees C. The effect of feeding rate (0.10, 0.15, or 0.20 min-1), glucose (2.5 or 5.0 mM), and GO (1.0 or 2.0 mg/mL) concentrations on the catalysis were studied. A yield of about 75% was attained when the MSUC filled with 1.0 mg/mL of GO was fed with 2.5 mM glucose solution at a rate of 0.15 min-1.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bioreactors*
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry
  • Gluconates / chemical synthesis*
  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Glucose Oxidase / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Temperature
  • Ultrafiltration / methods*

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Gluconates
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Glucose Oxidase
  • Glucose
  • gluconic acid