Microbial Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 5α-steroids using Beauveria bassiana. A stereochemical requirement for the 11α-hydroxylation and the lactonization pathway
摘要:
Beauveria bassiana KCH 1065, as was recently demonstrated, is unusual amongst fungal biocatalysts in that it converts C-19 3-oxo-4-ene and 3 beta-hydroxy-5-ene as well as 3 beta-hydroxy-5 alpha-saturated steroids to 11 alpha-hydroxy ring-D lactones. The Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO) of this strain is distinguished from other enzymes catalyzing BVO of steroidal ketones by the fact that it oxidizes solely substrates with 11 alpha-hydroxyl group. The current study using a series of 5 alpha-saturated steroids (androsterone, 3 alpha-androstanediol and androstanedione) has highlighted that a small change of the steroid structure can result in significant differences of the metabolic fate. It was found that the 3 alpha-stereochemistry of hydroxyl group restricted "normal" binding orientation of the substrate within 11 alpha-hydroxylase and, as a result, androsterone and 3 alpha-androstanediol were converted into a mixture of 7 beta-, 11 alpha- and 7 alpha-hydroxy derivatives. Hydroxylation of androstanedione occurred only at the 11 alpha-position, indicating that the 3-oxo group limits the alternative binding orientation of the substrate within the hydroxylase. Only androstanedione and 3 alpha-androstanediol were metabolized to hydroxylactones. The study uniquely demonstrated preference for oxidation of equatorial (11 alpha-, 7 beta-) hydroxyketones by BVMO from B. bassiana. The time course experiments suggested that the activity of 17 beta-HSD is a factor determining the amount of produced ring-D lactones. The obtained 11 alpha-hydroxylactones underwent further transformations (oxy-red reactions) at C-3. During conversion of androstanedione, a minor dehydrogenation pathway was observed with generation of 11 alpha,17 beta-dihydroxy-5 alpha-androst-1-en-3-one. The introduction of C1-C2 double bond has been recorded in B. bassiana for the first time. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Microbial transformation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione by Beauveria bassiana
作者:Zhigang Xiong、Qi Wei、Hanmei Chen、Shouwen Chen、Wenjin Xu、Guofu Qiu、Shucai Liang、Xianming Hu
DOI:10.1016/j.steroids.2006.07.007
日期:2006.11
The microbialtransformation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (I) by the fungus Beauveria bassiana CCTCC AF206001 has been investigated using pH 6.0 and 7.0 media. Two hydroxylated metabolites were obtained with the pH 6.0 medium. The major product was 11alpha-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (II) whereas the minor product was 6beta,11alpha-dihydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (III). On the other hand, four
Microbial Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 5α-steroids using Beauveria bassiana. A stereochemical requirement for the 11α-hydroxylation and the lactonization pathway
Beauveria bassiana KCH 1065, as was recently demonstrated, is unusual amongst fungal biocatalysts in that it converts C-19 3-oxo-4-ene and 3 beta-hydroxy-5-ene as well as 3 beta-hydroxy-5 alpha-saturated steroids to 11 alpha-hydroxy ring-D lactones. The Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO) of this strain is distinguished from other enzymes catalyzing BVO of steroidal ketones by the fact that it oxidizes solely substrates with 11 alpha-hydroxyl group. The current study using a series of 5 alpha-saturated steroids (androsterone, 3 alpha-androstanediol and androstanedione) has highlighted that a small change of the steroid structure can result in significant differences of the metabolic fate. It was found that the 3 alpha-stereochemistry of hydroxyl group restricted "normal" binding orientation of the substrate within 11 alpha-hydroxylase and, as a result, androsterone and 3 alpha-androstanediol were converted into a mixture of 7 beta-, 11 alpha- and 7 alpha-hydroxy derivatives. Hydroxylation of androstanedione occurred only at the 11 alpha-position, indicating that the 3-oxo group limits the alternative binding orientation of the substrate within the hydroxylase. Only androstanedione and 3 alpha-androstanediol were metabolized to hydroxylactones. The study uniquely demonstrated preference for oxidation of equatorial (11 alpha-, 7 beta-) hydroxyketones by BVMO from B. bassiana. The time course experiments suggested that the activity of 17 beta-HSD is a factor determining the amount of produced ring-D lactones. The obtained 11 alpha-hydroxylactones underwent further transformations (oxy-red reactions) at C-3. During conversion of androstanedione, a minor dehydrogenation pathway was observed with generation of 11 alpha,17 beta-dihydroxy-5 alpha-androst-1-en-3-one. The introduction of C1-C2 double bond has been recorded in B. bassiana for the first time. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.