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L-ribose production from L-arabinose by using purified L-arabinose isomerase and mannose-6-phosphate isomerase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans. 2009

Soo-Jin Yeom, and Nam-Hee Kim, and Chang-Su Park, and Deok-Kun Oh

Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.

Two enzymes, L-arabinose isomerase and mannose-6-phosphate isomerase, from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans produced 118 g/liter L-ribose from 500 g/liter L-arabinose at pH 7.0, 70 degrees C, and 1 mM Co(2+) for 3 h, with a conversion yield of 23.6% and a volumetric productivity of 39.3 g liter(-1) h(-1).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008359	Mannose-6-Phosphate Isomerase	An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of D-mannose-6-phosphate to form D-fructose-6-phosphate, an important step in glycolysis. EC 5.3.1.8.	Mannosephosphate Isomerase,Phosphomannose Isomerase,Isomerase, Mannose-6-Phosphate,Isomerase, Mannosephosphate,Isomerase, Phosphomannose,Mannose 6 Phosphate Isomerase
D003035	Cobalt	A trace element that is a component of vitamin B12. It has the atomic symbol Co, atomic number 27, and atomic weight 58.93. It is used in nuclear weapons, alloys, and pigments. Deficiency in animals leads to anemia; its excess in humans can lead to erythrocytosis.	Cobalt-59,Cobalt 59
D006863	Hydrogen-Ion Concentration	The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH	pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D001089	Arabinose		L-Arabinose,L Arabinose
D012266	Ribose	A pentose active in biological systems usually in its D-form.	D-Ribose,D Ribose
D013696	Temperature	The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.	Temperatures
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D056506	Geobacillus	A genus of gram-positive, endospore-forming, thermophilic bacteria in the family BACILLACEAE.
D019747	Aldose-Ketose Isomerases	Enzymes that catalyze the interconversion of aldose and ketose compounds.	Ketose-Aldose Isomerases,Aldose Ketose Isomerases,Isomerases, Aldose-Ketose,Isomerases, Ketose-Aldose,Ketose Aldose Isomerases
D020536	Enzyme Activators	Compounds or factors that act on a specific enzyme to increase its activity.	Activators of Enzymes,Activators, Enzyme,Enzymes Activators