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Enzymatic Synthesis of Amoxicillin in a Batch Reactor: Mathematical Modeling, Sensitivity Analysis, and Experimental Validation.

Artur Pedro Martins Neto, Ana Luiza Souza Tavares, Lucas Figueiredo Formigosa, Bruno Duarte Gomes, Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves, Bruno Marques Viegas

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Artur Pedro Martins NetoFaculty of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.
Ana Luiza Souza TavaresFaculty of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.
Lucas Figueiredo FormigosaFaculty of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5612-4982
Bruno Duarte GomesFaculty of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.
Luciana Rocha Barros GonçalvesDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE 60455-760, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-8971
Bruno Marques ViegasFaculty of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-652X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated two kinetic models for the enzymatic synthesis of amoxicillin catalyzed by penicillin G acylase, using the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method for estimating the process's kinetic parameters. The first model, based on Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and the second, founded on reaction and equilibrium constants, were optimized using a single initial condition and subsequently validated under 12 distinct experimental conditions. Sensitivity analysis enabled the identification of the most sensitive parameters for each model, while the selection of the model that best fits the experimental measurements was based on Bayesian metrics and the relative mean squared error. The model based on reaction and equilibrium constants demonstrated superior predictive capability, exhibiting a 18.40% error after optimization compared to the 25.79% observed in the Michaelis-Menten model. These results underscore the efficacy of integrating mathematical modeling, Bayesian statistics, and sensitivity analysis in predicting amoxicillin production under different experimental conditions.

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PMCPMC12311728

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