Preparation of L-phenylalanine by an aqueous two-phase system

Hua Zhou, Zhong Yao, Guanghai Sun, Ping Wei

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Abstract

The bioconversion of phenylpyruvate to L-phenylalanine using aspartate transaminase in an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was investigated. The optimal composition of an aqueous two-phase system was 20% of PEG4000 with 20% of Na2HPO4. Partition coefficients of phenylpyruvate, aspartate transaminase and L-phenylalanine respectively were 8.03, 31.7 and 0.74 in ATPS. The enzymatic yield of L-phenylalanine in ATPS was 78.1%, increased 27.4% higher than in aqueous system when the substrate concentration was 43.4 g/L.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)146-150
Number of pages5
JournalHuaxue Fanying Gongcheng Yu Gongyi/Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology
Volume22
Issue number2
StatePublished - Apr 2006

Keywords

  • Aqueous two-phase system
  • Bioconversion
  • L-phenylalanine
  • Partition coefficient

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