Biotransformation of diethenylbenzenes. II. Metabolic pattern of 1,4-diethenylbenzene

The metabolism of 1,4-diethenylbenzene in the rat was followed by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of urine using three different derivatization procedures: (i) methylation-acetylation; (ii) methylation-trimethylsilylation; (iii) methylation followed by conversion into trimethylsilyloximes. Fifteen metabolites were found in the urine of rats dosed with a single intraperitoneal injection of 1,4-diethenylbenzene (300 mg/kg). Nine of them were identified in our previous study [I. Lindhart et al., Xenobiotica, 19 (1989) 645], but the other six have not previously been reported. New metabolites, namely, 1-ethenyl-4-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzene, 4-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)benzoic acid, (4-carboxymethylphenyl)acetylglycine, N-acetyl-S-[2-carboxy-1-(4-ethenylphenyl)ethyl]-L-cysteine, and two isomeric beta-D-glucosiduronates derived from 1-(4-ethenylphenyl)ethane-1,2-diol, were identified by mass spectrometry of their derivatives and comparison of them with the spectra of analogous metabolites of styrene and 4-methylstyrene. Acetylation of methylated urine extracts seems to be the most suitable derivatization procedure, but a combination of at least two procedures is needed if the virtually complete metabolic pattern of diethenylbenzene is to be obtained. Possible routes of biotransformation leading to the newly identified metabolites are discussed.     

药物代谢转化研究及其进展

扼要地叙述了近年国内外药物代谢转化研究方法及代谢物分离分析新技术。     

生物合成和生物转化领域的研究

国家自然科学基金委员会化学科学部于１９９９年３月１６—１７日在北京召开了“生物合成和生物转化”学术研讨会。参加会议的有来自全国高等院校和科研院所共１２个单位的１５名从事该项研究的科研人员。化学科学部主任张礼和院士参加了会议。与会的专家就自己从事的科研...     

天然单萜柠檬烯的微生物转化

天然单萜柠檬烯资源丰富,价格便宜,在日用化工和医药行业已得到重要的应用。近几十年来,以柠檬烯为起始原料的新产品的研究与开发一直受到关注。大量文献报道了微生物能够对柠檬烯进行生物转化,得到系列在化妆品、食品、医药、有机合成等领域有重要应用价值的含氧衍生物。本文系统地综述了柠檬烯的微生物转化菌株和所得到转化产物的结构,分析了微生物对柠檬烯的主要转化途径以及影响微生物转化效率的主要因素。柠檬烯经微生物转化所得到的产物具有区域和立体选择性,并且难以通过人工合成方法得到。对生物转化过程进行系统优化,将有可能实现有用化合物的工业化生产。此外,在转化过程中诱导的高活性酶,尤其是单加氧酶和羟化酶的研究与应用也展现了诱人的前景。     

Biotransformation of antifungal ilicicolin H

The biotransformation of natural product is a powerful method for the functionalization of small molecules, particularly oxidation of unactivated carbons. Ilicicolin H is a tetracyclic antifungal agent consisting of a decalin moiety and a phenyl-pyridone unit. The lipophilic decalin unit is devoid of any heteroatoms. The biotransformation of ilicicolin H led to the formation of eight new oxidized products. The predominant product formed was the result of selective oxidation of the C-19 methyl group of the decalin ring leading to the C-19 hydroxy methyl analog. While these compounds showed poorer activity than ilicicolin H, the new functional groups did provide the opportunity for further chemical modifications and optimization.     

Multicopper Oxidase-Catalyzed Biotransformation of Dihydroquercetin

Multicopper oxidases such as bilirubin oxidase (BOD) from Myrothecium verrucaria and laccase (LC) from the basidial fungus Trametes hirsuta have been used as catalysts in dihydroquercetin (DHQ) oxidative polymerization. The conditions selected enabled good yields of DHQ oligomers, which were then analyzed using UV-vis, FTIR, ¹Н and ¹³С NMR spectroscopy. DHQ oligomers synthesized using both enzymes showed higher thermostability as compared with the monomer. Depending on the oxidase, the products of DHQ polymerization differed in physicochemical properties, and as shown by NMR studies, had different structures.     

Nitrile Metabolizing Enzymes in Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Nitrile metabolizing enzymes, i.e., aldoxime dehydratase, hydroxynitrile lyase, nitrilase, nitrile hydratase, and amidase, are the key catalysts in carbon nitrogen triple bond anabolism and catabolism. Over the past several years, these enzymes have drawn considerable attention as prominent biocatalysts in academia and industries because of their wide applications. Research on various aspects of these biocatalysts, i.e., sources, screening, function, purification, molecular cloning, structure, and mechanisms, has been conducted, and bioprocesses at various scales have been designed for the synthesis of myriads of useful compounds. This review is focused on the potential of nitrile metabolizing enzymes in the production of commercially important fine chemicals such as nitriles, carboxylic acids, and amides. A number of opportunities and challenges of nitrile metabolizing enzymes in bioprocess development for the production of bulk and fine chemicals are discussed.     

Biotransformation of Jervine by Cunninghamella echinulata

Biotransformation of jervine ( 1 ) by Cunninghamella echinulata (ACCC 30369) was carried out. Four biotransformation products were obtained, and three of them, 3 – 5 , were identified as new compounds. On the basis of their NMR and mass‐spectral data, their structures were characterized as jervinone ( 2 ), 7α‐hydroxyjervine ( 3 ), 14α‐hydroxyjervine ( 4 ), and 1β,7α‐dihydroxyjervine ( 5 ). The X‐ray diffraction structure of 1 is also reported for the first time.     

Biotransformation of daidzein ditiglate by microorganisms

Biotransformation of the daidzein ditiglate (2) by fungi, Aspergillus niger and Glomerella cingulata was investigated. Compound 2 was transformed to daidzein (1) by A. niger and G. cingulata. This suggested that compound 2 was converted to compound 1 by hydrolysis at both of the C-7 and C-4' positions.     

Biotransformation of Vermitaline by Cunninghamella echinulata

Biotransformation of vermitaline ( 1 ) by Cunninghamella echinulata (ACCC 30369) was carried out. Four biotransformation products were obtained and three of them were characterized as new compounds. On the basis of their NMR and mass‐spectral data, their structures were characterized as 7α‐hydroxyrubijervine ( 2 ), 7α‐hydroxyrubijervine‐7‐O‐β‐D ‐galactofuranoside ( 3 ), 7α‐hydroxyvermitaline ( 4 ), and 7α‐hydroxyvermitaline‐7‐O‐β‐D ‐galactofuranoside ( 5 ).     

Biotransformation of tetrahydro-alpha-santonins by Absidia coerulea

The fungus, Absidia coerulea was employed to bioconvert tetrahydro-alpha-santonins, 1,2,4alpha,5alpha-tetrahydro-alpha-santonin (1), and its 4-epimer (2), from which 10 products (3-12) were obtained. Furthermore, their structures were determined, based on their chemical and spectroscopic data analyses. Among them, 3-5, 7, 9, 11 and 12 were observed to be seven new compounds. The reactions mainly involved in these bio-process included hydroxylation(s) (C-4, C-11, and C-1), reduction (C-3 ketone to alcohol).     

海洋细菌对柠檬烯的生物转化及萜类产物鉴定

从南海大亚湾的海洋微生物中筛选出3株对单萜D-柠檬烯有显著生物催化转化作用的海洋细菌(Vibrio cholerae、Listonella dam sela和Vibrio alginolyticus)。以2216E为培养基,添加200mg/L的柠檬烯,在28℃,以120 r/m in摇瓶培养5 d,用乙酸乙酯提取培养液,经GC-MS分析其转化产物,结果显示,这些细菌能在柠檬烯的不同位置进行羟基化、羰基化等,并伴随有还原、水解、酯化、开环等反应,但转化能力和转化程度不同;在产物中,还检测到系列结构不同的其它萜类:包括倍半萜、二萜以及三萜等,这些萜类化合物的产生跟柠檬烯的加入有关,说明柠檬烯能影响细菌代谢产物的产生。单萜微生物转化反应操作简单、条件温和、高效率和高选择性、无毒、环境友好,能够分离发现系列新的在医药、有机合成、精细化工等领域有用的化合物,为丰富的天然单萜资源的开发与利用提供新的途径和方法。     

Biotransformation of Celecoxib Using Microbial Cultures

Microbial transformation studies can be used as models to simulate mammalian drug metabolism. In the present investigation, biotransformation of celecoxib was studied in microbial cultures. Bacterial, fungal, and yeast cultures were employed in the present study to elucidate the metabolism of celecoxib. The results indicate that a number of microorganisms metabolized celecoxib to various levels to yield eight metabolites, which were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography diode array detection and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses. HPLC analysis of biotransformed products indicated that majority of the metabolites are more polar than the substrate celecoxib. The major metabolite was found to be hydroxymethyl metabolite of celecoxib, while the remaining metabolites were produced by carboxylation, methylation, acetylation, or combination of these reactions. The methyl hydroxylation and further conversion to carboxylic acid was known to occur in metabolism by mammals. The results further support the use of microorganisms for simulating mammalian metabolism of drugs.     

Biogenesis of betalaine. Biotransformation of dopa and tyrosine in betalaminic acid part of the betanins

During studies on the biogenesis of betalains (I) in cactus fruits (Opuntia sp.). DL -dopa-1-[¹⁴C] and -2-[¹⁴C] were incorporated into betanin (III) which was obtained radiopure after crystallization. The specific activity remained constant after conversion to betanidin (IV) and to a neobetanidin derivative (IX). Reaction of radiobetanin with proline afforded indicaxanthin (V) carrying more than 90% of the radioactivity. Dopa (VI) is thus an efficient precursor for betalamic acid (VIII) but not for cyclodopa (VII). Decarboxylation of radiobetanidin and radioindicaxanthin showed that the carboxyl group of dopa remained a carboxyl group in the biotransformation to betalamic acid. It is concluded that the aromatic ring of dopa is cleaved and that re-cyclization involving the nitrogen generates the dihydropyridine moiety. Under the same conditions mevalonic acid, aspartic acid and phenylalanine showed low incorporations. Studies with beet seedlings and DL -dopa-1-[¹⁴C], -2-[¹⁴C] and DL -tyrosine-1-[¹⁴C] afforded similar results but with low incorporations.     

Effects of PAHs on Biotransformation Enzymatic Activities in Fish

Biotransformation and detoxification responses to the exposure to five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were investigated in crucian(Carassius auratus). Juvenile crucian were treated with a single intraperitoneal injection of each compound at dosages of 0.1, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 and 8.0(or 10.0) mg/kg and sacrificed 15 d later to determine 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase(EROD) and glutathione S-transferases(GST) activities in gill S9 fractions. EROD activity is significantly increased by benzo(b)fluoranthene and in...     

高效液相色谱法测定手性生物转化中肾上腺素与肾上腺酮

应用离子对反相离子对高效液相色谱法测定了手性生物转化中肾上腺素和肾上腺酮的含量,将活化的菌株接种至液体培养基中,培养24 h后加入肾上腺酮(910 mg·L-1),在pH 5.5振荡培养并定时取样,取发酵液离心10 min(转速10 000 r·min-1),取上层清液经0.2 μm滤膜过滤后供HPLC测定.用色谱柱(ODS C18)作固定相,流动相由甲醇及25 mmol·L-1乙酸-乙酸钠缓冲液按15比85体积比混合后组成.此缓冲液中含4 mmol·L-1庚烷磺酸钠,流速为1 mL·min-1,测定时采用紫外检测,波长为233 nm.肾上腺素及肾上腺酮分别在质量浓度为28～1 800 mg·L-1及36～1 350 mg·L-1范围内与相应的峰面积之间呈线性关系,信噪比S/N为3时,两者的检出限分别为1.4,2.8 mg·L-1,回收率试验所得结果在99.3%～100.3%之间.     

Coexpression of CPR from Various Origins Enhances Biotransformation Activity of Human CYPs in S. pombe

Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs or P450s) are the most important enzymes involved in the phase I metabolism of drugs (and other xenobiotics) in humans, and the corresponding drug metabolites are needed as reference substances for their structural confirmation and for pharmacological or toxicological characterization. We have previously shown that biotechnological synthesis of such metabolites is feasible by whole-cell biotransformation with human CYPs recombinantly expressed in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. It was the aim of this study to compare the activity of seven human microsomal CYPs (CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7, CYP17, and CYP21) upon coexpression with NADPH-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductases (CPRs) from various origins, namely, human CPR (hCPR) and its homologues from fission yeast (ccr1) and the bishop’s weed Ammi majus (AmCPR), respectively. For this purpose, 28 recombinant strains were needed, with five of them having been constructed previously and 23 strains being newly constructed. Bioconversion experiments showed that coexpression of a CPR does not only influence the reaction rate but, in some cases, also exerts an influence on the metabolite pattern. For CYP3A enzymes, coexpression of hCPR yielded the best results, while for another two, hCPR was equally helpful as ccr1 (both CYP17 and CYP21) or AmCPR (CYP17 only), respectively. Interestingly, CYP2D6 displayed its highest activity when coexpressed with ccr1 and CYP2C9 with AmCPR. These results corroborate the view of CPR as a well-suited bio-brick in synthetic biology for the construction of artificial enzyme complexes.     

Biotransformation of beta-nortestosterone by cultured porcine hepatocytes

The metabolism of beta-nortestosterone by porcine hepatocytes was investigated. Initially beta-nortestosterone was rapidly oxidized to norandrostenedione, which was further transformed into a number of more hydrophilic compounds. It is assumed that most of these compounds were glucuronides, considering the effect of beta-glucuronidase treatment. The main product of enzymatic cleavage was investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry but could not be identified until now.