(1) Pure and Applied Biochemistry, University of Lund, Chemical Center, PO Box 740, S-22007 Lund, Sweden
Abstract:
Whole cells ofTrigonopsis variabilis were immobilized by entrapment in Ca2+-alginate and used for the production of α-keto acids from the corresponding D-amino acids. The D-amino acid oxidase within
the immobilized cells has a broad substrate specificity. Hydrogen peroxide formed in the enzymatic reaction was efficiently
hydrolyzed by manganese oxide co-immobilized with the cells. The amino acid oxidase activity was assayed with a new method
based on reversed-phase HPLC. Oxygen requirements, bead size, concentration of cells in the beads, flow rate, and other factors
were investigated in a “ trickle-bed ” reactor.