Fungi have proved to be powerful biocatalysts in steroid biotransformations. In the present study, the soil isolate filamentous fungus Mucor racemosus was applied for bioconversion of methyltestosterone (1), an anabolic steroid, in a five-day fermentation. Microbial metabolites were purified chromatographically and identified on the basis of their spectral data as 7α-hydroxymethyltestosterone (2), 15α-hydroxymethyltestosterone (3), and 12,15α-dihydroxymethyltestosterone (4). Observed modifications were hydroxylations at C-7α, C-12, and 15α-positions. Best fermentation condition for production of hydroxylated derivatives was found to be 25°C at 150 rpm for 5 days with a substrate concentration of 1 mg/mL.
真菌已被证明是类
固醇生物转化过程中强有力的
生物催化剂。在本研究中,土壤分离丝状真菌 Mucor racemosus 在为期五天的发酵中被用于
生物转化同化类
固醇甲基
睾酮(1)。微
生物代谢产物经色谱纯化,并根据其光谱数据鉴定为 7α-羟甲基
睾酮(2)、15α-羟甲基
睾酮(3)和 12,15α-二羟甲基
睾酮(4)。观察到的修饰为 C-7α、C-12 和 15α 位的羟基化。生产羟基化衍
生物的最佳发酵条件为 25°C、150 rpm、5 天,底物浓度为 1 mg/mL。