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A new biosensor for specific determination of sucrose was developed using an oxidoreductase of Zymomonas mobilis and invertase. Cells of Z. mobilis were permeabilized with toluene in order to utilize the enzymes of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase and gluconolactonase inside the intact cells. Permeabilized cells and invertase were coimmobilized in a gelatin membrane, and a whole cell enzyme electrode was constructed by fixing the membrane on a pH electrode. The production of hydrogen ion was detected using the biosensor-connected microcomputer, and the concentration of sucrose was determined by using both the initial rate and the steady-state methods. Optimum conditions for biosensor response were pH 6.2 and temperature 35 degrees C. The effect of interfering compounds on the electrode response was investigated, and the interference by various sugars was eliminated by determining sucrose concentration using the steady-state method. The biosensor developed is simple and reproducible, and the calibration curve for sucrose is linear up to 70 g/L.
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PMID:A new biosensor for specific determination of sucrose using an oxidoreductase of Zymomonas mobilis and invertase. 1860 Jul 54

An easy procedure for cell free biotransformation of pineapple juice sugars into dietetic derivatives was accomplished using a commercial invertase and an oxidoreductase from Zymomonas mobilis. First, pineapple juice sucrose was quantitatively converted into glucose and fructose by invertase, thus increasing the concentration of each monosaccharide in the original juice to almost twice. In a second step, glucose-fructose oxidoreductase (GFOR) transformed glucose into gluconolactone, and fructose into the low calorie sweetener sorbitol. The advantage of using GFOR is simultaneous reduction of fructose and oxidation of glucose, allowing the continuous regeneration of the essential coenzyme NADP(H), that is tightly bound to the enzyme. The yield of GFOR catalyzed sugar conversion depends on initial pH and control of pH during the reaction. At optimal conditions (pH control at 6.2) a maximum of 80% (w/v) sugar conversion was obtained. Without pH control, GFOR is inactivated rapidly due to gluconic acid formation. Therefore, conversion yields are relatively low at the natural pH of pineapple juice. The application of this process might be more advantageous on juices of other tropical fruits (papaya, jackfruit, mango) due to their naturally given higher pH.
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PMID:Biotransformation of pineapple juice sugars into dietetic derivatives by using a cell free oxidoreductase from Zymomonas mobilis together with commercial invertase. 2211 75