The present invention relates to a process for the production of vitamin C from L sorbosone using an aldehyde dehydrogenase which is isolated from
Gluconobacter oxydans
DSM 4025 (FERM BP-3812), said enzyme having the following physicochemical properties: (a) molecular weight of 150,000±6,000 Da or 230,000±9,000 Da (consisting of 2 or 3 homologous subunits, each subunit having a molecular weight of 75,000±3,000 Da); (b) substrate specificity as active on aldehyde compounds; (c) Cofactors are pyrroloquinoline quinone and heme c; (d) Optimum pH between 6.4 and 8.2 for vitamin C production from L-sorbosone; and (e) as inhibitors Co
2+
, Cu
2+
, Fe
2+
, Ni
2+
, Zn
2+
, monoiodoacetate and ethylendiamine tetraacetic acid. The process is performed in the presence of a suitable electron acceptor and the vitamin C isolated from the reaction mixture.
本发明涉及一种利用从Gluconobacter oxydans DSM 4025(FERM
BP-3812)中分离出的
醛脱氢酶从L-
山梨醇酮制备
维生素C的方法,该酶具有以下物理
化学性质:(a)分子量为150,000±6,000 Da或230,000±9,000 Da(由2或3个同源亚基组成,每个亚基的分子量为75,000±3,000 Da);(b)底物专一性为活性醛化合物;(c)辅因子为
吡咯喹啉醌和血红素c;(d)在pH 6.4和8.2之间为从L-
山梨醇酮制备
维生素C的最适pH;(e)
抑制剂为Co2+、Cu2+、Fe2+、Ni2+、Zn2+、单
碘乙酸和
乙二胺四乙酸。该过程在适当的电子受体的存在下进行,并从反应混合物中分离
维生素C。