SummaryThe relation between the intrinsic rate of the glucose-fructose isomerization catalyzed by whole-cell immobilized glucose isomerase and the substrate concentration can be described with the kinetic model ki kz
G + E C X E C j ; l _ i L F + EThe numerical values of kl , k -k2. and k 2 have been determined from low-conversion experiments starting from pure glucose or fructose solutions, and are presented as a function of pH and temperature. The difference between the overall chemical reaction rate determined in high-conversion experiments and that calculated from the individual k , , k -,, k2, and k-2 values is less than 10%.