Hydroxylation of steroid compounds by Gelasinospora retispora
摘要:
Biotransformation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (1), 3 beta-hydroxypregnan-5-en-20-one (pregnenolone, 2), 3 beta-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one (DHEA, 3) and estradiol (4) was investigated with fungus of Gelasinospora retispora. Biotransformation of 1 gave 11 alpha-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (5) in good yield. In the case of compound 2, three compounds, DHEA (3), 3 beta,17 beta-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene (6) and 3 beta,15 beta-dihydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one (7) were obtained. Moreover, DHEA(3) was converted to 3 beta,7 alpha-dihydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one (8) and 3 beta,11 alpha-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene-7,17-dione (9). And it was found that biotransformation of 4 affords 6 beta-hydroxyestradiol (10). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.