SummaryGlucose isomerase in the form of heat-treated whole-cell enzyme prepared from Slreptornyces phaeochromogenus follows the reversible single-substrate reaction kinetics in isomerization of glucose to fructose. Based on the kinetic constants determined and the mathematical model of the reactor system developed, the preformance of a plug-flow-type continuous-enzyme reactor system was studied experimentally and also simulated with the aid of a computer for the ultimate objective of optimization of the glucose isomerase reactor system. The enzyme decay function for both the enzyme storage and during the use in the continuous reactor, was found to follow the first-order decay kinetics. When the enzyme decay function is taken into consideration, the ideal homogeneous enzyme reactor kinetics provided a satisfactory working model without further complication of the mathematical model, and the results of computer simulation were found to be in good agreement with the experimental results. Under a given set of constraints the performance of the continuous glucose isomerase reactor system can be predicted by using the computer simulation method described in this paper.The important parameters studied for the optimization of reactor operation were enzyme loading, mean space time of the reactor, substrate feed concentration, enzyme decay constants, and the fractional conversion, in addition to the kinetic constants.Some unique properties of the glucose isomerization reaction and its effects on the performance of the continuous glucose isomerase reactor system have been studied and discussed. The reaction kinetics of glucose isomerase and the effects of both the enzyme loading and the changes in reaction rate within a continuous reactor on the productivity are all found to be of particular importance to this enzyme reactor system.
159All these parameters have significant effect on the productivity.
Aryl substituted α-halo epoxide reacted with SmI 2 to give the cyclopropanols in the presence of HMPA, while allyl alcohols were yielded in the absence of HMPA.The radical or anion induced cleavage reactions of epoxides have been intensively studied.
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