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Production of l-phenylalanine from trans-cinnamic acid using isolate SPA10 cells was reduced to 26% of that observed initially when cells were reacted a second time with fresh substrate mixture. The stability (reuseability) of Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase (PAL) containing cells was significantly influenced by both the trans-cinnamate concentration and initial reaction pH. Using 2% t-cinnamate, l-phenylalanine production was 7-fold greater after 3 successive runs at pH 9.0 than at the optimum of pH 10.2. Cells reacted in the presence of 5% t-cinnamate were relatively unstable. Permeabilising agents, such as toluene and xylene, stimulated l-phenylalanine production but also enhanced instability of the catalyst. Several effectors were shown to stimulate the initial rate of the PAL bioconversion, but only sorbitol, alginate, glutaraldehyde, polyethylene glycol and glycerol conferred any significant degree of stability. Sparging of cultures and bioreactors with various gases revealed that oxygen enhanced PAL inactivation, CO2 had little effect and nitrogen conferred remarkable stability on PAL activity for several weeks in culture medium. The presence of chloride ions (from HCl) and aeration of substrate mixtures resulted in poor reuseability of catalyst. A combination of H2SO4 substitution for HCl and N2-sparging resulted in excellent initial conversions and good catalyst stability at 26°C but less at 30°C. The inclusion of 1.5 M sorbitol in reaction mixtures maintained PAL stability over several successive incubations.
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Evans, C.T., Conrad, D., Hanna, K. et al. Novel stabilization of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase catalyst during bioconversion of trans-cinnamic acid to l-phenylalanine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 25, 399–405 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253308
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