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Conversion of aldose to ketose in the presence of oxyanions or mixed oxyanions of tin or germanium
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1976-06-17
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Granted: 1978-01-17
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Expires: 1996-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A process for converting aldoses or derivatives thereof into ketoses or derivatives thereof which takes place in the presence of oxyanions or mixed complex oxyanions of germanium or tin which form stronger complexes with the ketoses or derivatives thereof than with the aldoses or derivatives thereof. Using the process the equilibrium position in the aldose-ketose reaction is shifted towards higher proportions of ketose. The process is very applicable to the conversion of glucose to fructose particularly when this conversion takes place enzymatically in the presence of glucose isomerase.
Inventors
- 👤 Sidney Alan Barker
- 👤 Peter John Somers
- 👤 Robin Ross Woodbury
- 👤 Geoffrey Harry Stafford
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:27
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07H; C07H11/00; C07H11/04; C07H3/00; C07H3/02; C12; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/24; C13; C13K; C13K11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A process for the conversion of an aldose or aldose derivative to a ketose or ketose derivative, comprising: forming an aqueous solution containing an aldose or aldose derivative and chemically or enzymatically isomerizing said aldose or aldose derivative to a corresponding ketose or ketose derivative in the presence of a complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium or tin which forms a stronger complex with the ketose or ketose derivative than with the aldose or aldose derivative, maintaining said aqueous solution under aldose to ketose isomerization conditions, and recovering a product enriched in said ketose or ketose derivative.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for the conversion of an aldose or aldose derivative to a ketose or ketose derivative, comprising: forming an aqueous solution containing an aldose or aldose derivative and chemically or enzymatically isomerizing said aldose or aldose derivative to a corresponding ketose or ketose derivative in the presence of a complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium or tin which forms a stronger complex with the ketose or ketose derivative than with the aldose or aldose derivative, maintaining said aqueous solution under aldose to ketose isomerization conditions, and recovering a product enriched in said ketose or ketose derivative.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for the conversion of an aldose or aldose derivative to a ketose or ketose derivative, comprising: forming an aqueous solution containing an aldose or aldose derivative and chemically or enzymatically isomerizing said aldose or aldose derivative to a corresponding ketose or ketose derivative in the presence to a complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium which forms a stronger complex with the ketose or ketose derivative than with the aldose or aldose derivative, maintaining said solution under aldose to ketose isomerization conditions, and recovering a product enriched in the ketose or ketose derivative.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for the conversion of an aldose or aldose derivative to a ketose or ketose derivative, comprising: forming an aqueous solution containing an aldose or aldose derivative and chemically or enzymatically isomerizing said aldose or aldose derivative to a corresponding ketose or ketose derivative in the presence to a complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium which forms a stronger complex with the ketose or ketose derivative than with the aldose or aldose derivative, maintaining said solution under aldose to ketose isomerization conditions, and recovering a product enriched in the ketose or ketose derivative.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein mannose or glucose is isomerised to fructose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said isomerization involves the use of an enzyme.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein mannose or glucose is enzymatically isomerised to fructose with glucose isomerase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the enzyme used in the isomerization is immobilised on a solid matrix which is a living cell, an inactivated cell or any other suitable support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the complexing reagent is introduced into the process as an aldose-oxyanion complex or a derivative of an aldose oxyanion complex or as a salt or an oxide or another compound which forms oxyanions or mixed complex oxyanions under the process conditions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the mixed complex oxyanion is one formed by the interaction of an oxyanion of germanium or tin with an ion of another element from Group IV of the Periodic Table or of an element from Group V or Group VI.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the glucose isomerase is derived from a strain of Arthrobacter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the complexing reagent is present in a solution containing the aldose which is passed through a mass containing the enzyme.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the ketose produced by the process and/or a mixture comprising the ketose and residual aldose is separated from the complexing reagent and the complexing reagent either alone or together with residual aldose is recycled.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 10 wherein glucose is enzymatically isomerized to fructose with glucose isomerase and the complexing reagent is present in the solution in concentrations between 200mM and 800mM.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein glucose is enzymatically isomerized to fructose with glucose isomerase and the conversion takes place using an aqueous feed solution containing 30% w/w to 50% w/w glucose.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 5 which is performed using a reaction medium having a pH in the range 6 to 10.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the conversion takes place at a temperature within the range 50° to 100° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium or tin is a germanate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said complexing reagent which is an oxyanion or mixed complex oxyanion of germanium or tin is a stannate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 16 wherein glucose is converted to fructose.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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