The biotransformation of androsterone (1), epiandrosterone (2), androstanedione (3) and DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) (4) by Penicillium lanosocoeruleum—a fungal species not used in biotransformations so far—were described. All the substrates were converted in high yield (70%–99%) into D ring δ-lactones. The oxidation of 1 produced 3α-hydroxy-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (5). The oxidation of 2 led to 3β-hydroxy-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (6). The biotransformation of 3 resulted in the formation of 3α-hydroxy-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (5) and 17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-3,17-dione (7). An analysis of the transformation progress of the studied substrates as a function of time indicates that the Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase of this fungus does not accept the 3β-hydroxy-5-ene functionality of steroids. In this microorganism steroidal 3β-hydroxy-dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) was active, and as a result DHEA (4) was transformed exclusively to testololactone (8). Apart from the observed oxidative transformations, a reductive pathway was revealed with the C-3 ketone being reduced to a C-3α-alcohol. It is demonstrated for the first time that the reduction of the 3-keto group of the steroid nucleus can occur in the presence of a ring-D lactone functionality.
描述了青霉 (Penicillium lanosocoeruleum)(一种迄今为止未用于
生物转化的真菌物种)对
雄酮 (1)、
表雄酮 (2)、雄烷二
酮 (3) 和
DHEA(
脱氢表雄酮)(4) 的
生物转化。所有底物均以高产率(70%–99%)转化为 D 环 δ-内
酯。 1 的
氧化产生 3α-羟基-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (5)。 2 的
氧化生成 3β-羟基-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (6)。 3的
生物转化导致形成3α-羟基-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one (5) 和 17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-3,17-dione ( 7).对所研究底物的转化进程随时间的分析表明,该真菌的 Baeyer-Villiger 单加
氧酶不接受类
固醇的 3β-羟基-5-
烯官能团。在该微
生物中,类
固醇 3β-羟基
脱氢酶 (3β-H
SD) 具有活性,因此
DHEA (4) 仅转化为睾丸内
酯 (8)。除了观察到的
氧化转化之外,还揭示了还原途径,其中 C-3
酮被还原为 C-3α-醇。首次证明类
固醇核的 3-
酮基团的还原可以在 D 环内
酯官能团存在的情况下发生。