PRODUCTION OF GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE AND USE OF THE ENZYME OBTAINED IN THE ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF L-CARNITINE

摘要

A SPORULATION MUTANT OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE QUANTITIES OF GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE HAS BEEN SELECTED. THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEDIA AND THE OPTIMAL CULTURE CONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THIS ENZYME ARE DESCRIBED. CRUDE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE-RICH ENZYMATIC EXTRACTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED FROM THESE CROPS. THE STABILITY CONDITIONS FOR THESE EXTRACTS HAVE BEEN DEFINED. THE USE OF SUCH EXTRACTS FOR THE ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF L-CARNITINE MAY BE CARRIED OUT WITH GOOD RESULTS.