title: Thermodynamics of the conversion of aqueous xylose to xylulose.
abstract: The thermodynamics of the conversion of aqueous xylose to xylulose has been investigated using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and microcalorimetry. The reaction was carried out in aqueous phosphate buffer over the pH range 6.8-7.4 using solubilized glucose isomerase with MgSO(4) as a cofactor. The temperature range over which this reaction was investigated was 298.15-342.15 K. A combined analysis of both the HPLC and microcalorimetric data leads to the following results at 298.15 K for the conversion process: DeltaG degrees = 4389 +/- 31 J mol(-1), DeltaH degrees = 16090 +/- 670 J mol(-1), and DeltaC(p) degrees = 40 +/- 23 J mol(-1) K(-1). The temperature dependence of the equilibrium constant for the reaction is expressed as R ln K = -4389/298.15 +16090[(1/298.15)-(1/T)]+40[(298.15/T)-1 + ln(T/298.15)]. Comparisons are made with literature data.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Thermodynamics Division, Center for Chemical Physics, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Steckler
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Goldberg