A unicellular microalga, Chlorella vulgaris, was isolated from rice field and applied in the biotransformation experiment of hydrocortisone (1). This strain has not been previously tested for hydrocortisone bioconversion. Fermentation was carried out in BG-11 medium supplemented with 0.05% substrate at 25°C for 14 days incubation. The products obtained were chromatographically purified followed by their characterization using spectroscopic methods. 11β,17α,20β,21-Tetrahydroxypregn-4-en-3-one (2), 11β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one (3), and 11β-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (4) were the main bioproducts in the hydrocortisone bioconversion. Bioreaction characteristics observed were 20-ketone reduction for accumulation of compound 2 and side chain degradation of the substrate to prepare compounds 3 and 4. Time course study showed the accumulation of the product 2 from the second day of the fermentation and 3 as well as 4 from the third day. All the metabolites reached their maximum concentration in seven days. Microalgal 18S rRNA gene was also amplified by PCR. PCR products were sequenced to confirm their authenticity as 18S rRNA gene of microalgae. The result of PCR blasted with other sequenced microalgae in NCBI showed 100% homology to the 18S small subunit rRNA of six strains of Chlorella vulgaris.
从稻田中分离出一种单细胞微藻--普通小球藻,并将其应用于
氢化可的松的
生物转化实验(1)。该菌株以前从未进行过
氢化可的松生物转化试验。发酵在添加了 0.05% 底物的 BG-11
培养基中进行,培养温度为 25°C,培养时间为 14 天。获得的产物经色谱纯化,然后用光谱方法进行表征。11β,17α,20β,21-四羟基孕甾-4-烯-3-酮(2)、11β,17β-二羟基
雄甾-4-烯-3-酮(3)和
11β-羟基雄甾-4-烯-3,17-二酮(4)是
氢化可的松生物转化过程中的主要
生物产物。观察到的
生物反应特征是 20 酮还原生成化合物 2,底物侧链降解生成化合物 3 和 4。时间进程研究表明,产物 2 从发酵的第二天开始积累,3 和 4 从发酵的第三天开始积累。所有代谢物都在七天内达到最大浓度。还通过 PCR 扩增了微藻 18S rRNA
基因。对 PCR 产物进行了测序,以确认其为微藻的 18S rRNA
基因。PCR 与 NCBI 中其他微藻的测序结果显示,与六株小球藻的 18S 小亚基 rRNA 有 100% 的同源性。