University of Hohenheim, Institute for Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Garbenstr. 25, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
Journal of biotechnology 2010 Feb 15A continuous enzymatic process for the production of the prebiotic disaccharide lactulose through transgalactosylation was developed using free and immobilized beta-glycosidase from Pyrococcus furiosus. The hyperthermostable beta-glycosidase (CelB) was immobilized onto an anion-exchange resin (Amberlite IRA-93) or onto Eupergit C with immobilization yields of 72% and 83%, respectively. The immobilized biocatalysts demonstrated specific activities of 920 nkat g(-1) dry carrier and 1500 nkat g(-1) dry carrier at 75 degrees C with p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside as substrate. Continuous biotransformations in packed-bed reactors using carrier bound CelB and in an enzyme membrane reactor using free CelB were carried out at 75 degrees C. Maximum lactulose yields of 43% related to the initial lactose concentration were reached with the carrier bound CelB preparations. The corresponding productivities were 52 glactulose l(-1)h(-1) (Amberlite IRA-93) and 15 glactulose l(-1)h(-1) (Eupergit C), respectively. The free enzyme tested in an enzyme membrane reactor showed a product yield of 41% and a productivity of 12 glactulose l(-1)h(-1) in the first day. While both carrier bound CelB preparations were 100% stable for at least 14 days, the half-life of the free CelB in the enzyme membrane reactor was only about 1.5 days. Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
J Mayer, B Kranz, L Fischer. Continuous production of lactulose by immobilized thermostable beta-glycosidase from Pyrococcus furiosus. Journal of biotechnology. 2010 Feb 15;145(4):387-93
PMID: 20036700
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