Efficient Optical Resolution of DL-Glutamate by Combining Enzymatic Racemization and Preferential Crystallization

ABSTARCTPreferential crystallization is a method for obtaining a pure enantiomer from a racemic solution However, only a 50% maximum yield is obtained when the chiral molecules are not racemized in the solution. In this study, preferential crystallization of monoammonium glutamate (MAG) was performe...

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Published inJournal of chemical engineering of Japan Vol. 56; no. 1
Main Authors Igarashi, Koichi, Fujimura, Tomono
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Taylor & Francis Group 31.12.2023
Subjects
Amino acid
Chitosan
Cooling crystallization
Crystallization
Enantiomers
Glutamate racemase
Preferential crystallization
Purity
Racemization
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Summary:ABSTARCTPreferential crystallization is a method for obtaining a pure enantiomer from a racemic solution However, only a 50% maximum yield is obtained when the chiral molecules are not racemized in the solution. In this study, preferential crystallization of monoammonium glutamate (MAG) was performed in the presence of glutamate racemase, a racemization enzyme. The yield and optical purity of L-MAG were 49.4% and 13.8% ee, respectively, without enzymatic racemization. However, the yield and purity were improved to 97.7% and 97.4% ee, respectively, using glutamate racemase immobilized on chitosan beads. Thus, the combination of preferential crystallization and enzymatic racemization significantly improved the purity and yield. Moreover, a crystallization device with an immobilized enzyme can be expected to become a method for optically resolving chiral molecules with high efficiency.
ISSN:0021-9592
1881-1299
DOI:10.1080/00219592.2023.2197012