Journal article
Enzymatic isomerization of glucose and xylose in ionic liquids
In
Catalysis Science and Technology
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2012, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 291-295
Abstract
Glucose isomerase has been found for the first time to catalyze the isomerization of glucose to fructose in the ionic liquid N, N-dibutylethanolammonium octanoate (DBAO). Isomerization was achieved at temperatures of 60-80 degrees C although a substantial amount of mannose was formed at elevated temperatures via the Lobry-de Bruyn-van Ekenstein transformation.
Complete recovery of the sugars after reaction was achieved by extraction with aqueous HCl, thus making the protocol attractive for continuous operation.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2012 |
| Pages: | 291-295 |
| ISSN: | 20444761 and 20444753 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c1cy00155h |
| ORCIDs: | Woodley, John and Riisager, Anders |
