Crosslinked penicillin acylase aggregates for synthesis of β-lactam antibiotics in organic medium

Crosslinked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of a partially purified penicillin acylase from a recombinant Escherichia coli strain have been produced as a novel type of biocatalysts well endowed to perform in organic media. Different protein precipitants were studied and glutaraldehyde was used as the crosslinking agent. Precipitation curves were obtained for all precipitants to determine the concentrations at which all the protein precipitated out of the solution. The effect of the glutaraldehyde-to-protein ratio was studied with respect to process recovery and the specific activity and stability of the biocatalyst. Recovery of penicillin acylase activity was moderately high, about 50%; major losses of enzyme activity were produced at the precipitation step. Specific activities of all CLEAs were very high, which is one of the advantages of using nonsupported biocatalysts. Ammonium sulfate and tert-butyl alcohol were the best precipitants at a glutaraldehyde-protein mass ratio of 2 and were selected to perform the kinetically controlled synthesis of ampicillin in 60% (v/v) ethylene glycol medium. At comparable conversion yields, volumetric and specific antibiotic productivity were much higher for CLEAs than for carrier-bound penicillin acylases.     

Mechanistic investigation on the oxidation of ampicillin drug by diperiodatoargentate (III) in aqueous alkaline medium

The kinetics of oxidation of antibiotic drug, ampicillin (AMP) by diperiodatoargentate (III) (DPA) in alkaline medium at a constant ionic strength of 0.25‐mol dm^?3 was studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction between DPA and AMP in alkaline medium exhibits 1:2 stoichiometry (AMP:DPA). The reaction is of first order in [DPA] and has less than unit order in both [AMP] and [alkali]. Added periodate retarded the rate of reaction and intervention of free radicals was observed in the reaction. The oxidation reaction in alkaline medium has been shown to proceed via a DPA–AMP complex, which decomposes slowly in a rate‐determining step followed by other fast steps to give the products. The main products were identified by spot test, IR and NMR studies. The reaction constants involved in the different steps of the mechanism are calculated. The activation parameters with respect to slow step of the mechanism were computed and discussed and thermodynamic quantities were also determined. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱法快速同时测定牛奶中53种β-内酰胺类抗生素及其代谢产物的残留

建立了超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱快速测定牛奶中53种β-内酰胺类抗生素及其代谢产物残留的检测方法。牛奶样品经等量乙腈沉淀去蛋白、超滤后,以0.1%(v/v,下同)甲酸水溶液和0.1%甲酸乙腈溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,在ACQUITY BEH C18色谱柱上实现分离,一次进样分析仅需10 min,正离子电喷雾多反应监测(MRM)模式检测,基体工作曲线内标法定量。线性范围从方法的定量限至200μg/kg,相关系数均优于0.991 1,平均加标回收率在71%~121%之间,相对标准偏差为1.7%~19%(n=6)。方法简单、快速,每人每天可处理50多份样品,检出限能够满足我国和欧盟对兽药残留的最高限量要求,适合于牛奶样品中53种β-内酰胺类抗生素及其代谢产物的快速筛查和定量测定。     

钯(II)与阿莫西林和氨苄西林相互作用的共振瑞利散射光谱及其分析应用

在酸性介质中加热, 使阿莫西林(AMO)和氨苄西林(AMP)等侧链含苄氨基的青霉素类抗生素发生降解, 其降解产物青霉胺和苄氨基青霉醛在pH 5左右的弱酸性介质中能进一步与钯(II)反应形成物质的量比为1∶1∶1的混配型三元配合物, 此时将引起共振瑞利散射(RRS)的显著增强, 并出现新的RRS光谱. 钯(II)与两种药物的反应产物具有相似的RRS光谱特征, 最大散射波长均位于370 nm. 在一定范围内散射增强(ΔI)与药物的浓度成正比. 该方法具有较高的灵敏度, 对于AMO和AMP的检出限(3δ)分别为18.0和15.4 ng•mL^－1. 此时侧链不含苄氨基的其他青霉素不产生类似反应, 并且也允许一定量的其它物质存在, 因此, 方法有较好的选择性, 可用于胶囊、片剂及血清、尿样中阿莫西林和氨苄西林的测定, 能获得较满意的结果.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METAL COMPLEXES WITH AMPICILLIN

Abstract

The reaction, in water, of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions with sodium ampicillinate at room temperature has allowed isolation of dimers with the following general formula [M(amp)Cl]₂ × nH₂O (n = 1.5?3.2). The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, conductivity measurements, magnetic susceptibilities and spectroscopic methods (IR, Raman, EPR and UV-Visible). A dinuclear structure based on octahedrally coordinated metal ions is proposed.     

茚三酮为显色剂分光光度法测定氨苄西林钠

采用分光光度法研究了氨苄西林钠与茚三酮间的显色反应。 确定了反应条件,建立了一种快速、简便测定氨苄西林钠的分光光度法。 实验表明,氨苄西林钠与茚三酮在pH=5.4的水溶液中,沸水浴1 h可以反应完全,产物在λmax=564 nm下,表观摩尔吸光系数为3.72×103 L/(mol·cm)。 氨苄西林钠质量浓度在10~90 mg/L范围内服从比耳定律, 相关系数为0.9981,当氨苄西林钠浓度为40 mg/L时,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.5%(n=6),回收率在99.0%以上。     

Surface-imprinted polyurethane having affinity sites for ampicillin

Affinity sites for an antibacterial drug, ampicillin, were created on the surface of polyurethane using the technique of non-covalent molecular imprinting. This was achieved by polymerizing aminophenylboronic acid in the presence of the ampicillin as a template. The extent of adsorption of the drug by the imprinted surface is nearly five times higher than the non-imprinted surface. The in vitro release studies have shown that the drug is retained for a prolonged period on the imprinted surface while it is rapidly released from the non-imprinted surface. These modified materials were subjected to interactions with two bacterial strains, E. Coli and S. aureus. These species could not adhere to the imprinted surface, further showing the ability of the surface to retain the drug for a prolonged period of time. The non-imprinted surface retained the bacterial strains, reflecting the lack of the drug on the surface. This novel approach seems to be useful for creating surfaces capable of retaining components of interest through non-covalent interactions to impart specific features, such as improved blood compatibility and antibacterial properties. [diagram in text].     

Feasibility of radiation sterilization and dosimetric features of ampicillin: an electron spin resonance study

In the present work, it was aimed to identify radical species produced by gamma irradiation (3–34?kGy) of solid ampicillin, to determine its spectroscopic, dosimetric, stability and kinetic behavior, and to investigate feasibility of the radiation sterilization feature of ampicillin by using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. ESR experiments were performed at low and high temperatures (130–400?K) to examine the characteristic properties of the radical intermediates that are produced in ampicillin by gamma radiation treatment. Unirradiated ampicillin presented no ESR signal but irradiated samples exhibited ESR spectra with four resonance peaks spread over a magnetic field range of 8?mT. The spectral parameters of the central resonance line of the spectrum are g?=?2.0044 and ΔH_pp?=?0.08?mT. An exponential growth function of the applied dose was found to describe best the experimental dose–response data and it was found that ampicillin did not exhibit the feature of a good dosimetric material as its ESR intensity was relatively weak even for the samples irradiated at high level of doses. G_mean value of gamma-irradiated ampicillin was found to be 4.6?±?0.9?×?10^?9?mol/J, which is very small compared to irradiated alanine solid sample. However, the discrimination of irradiated ampicillin from unirradiated one was possible even ～3 months after storage at normal conditions. The simulation calculations indicated that gamma irradiation created two different radical species in solid ampicillin. Decay activation energy of the radical species which is mostly responsible from central intense resonance line is calculated to be 55.6?±?3.2?kJ/mol by using the signal intensity decay data derived from annealing studies. It was concluded that ampicillin could be sterilized by gamma radiation and ESR spectroscopy can be used as a potential technique to monitor its radiosterilization process.     

Optimization of yield in kinetically controlled synthesis of ampicillin with immobilized penicillin acylase in organic media

Immobilized penicillin acylase is a moderately priced versatile enzyme, that is able to catalyze the synthesis of derived penicillins and cephalosporins from the corresponding β-lactam nuclei and proper side-chain precursors. Kinetically controlled synthesis is a better strategy when product yield is a key issue. Yield should increase at reduced water activity by depressing the competing hydrolytic reactions in favor of synthesis; therefore, organic cosolvents can be a suitable reaction media for synthesis. Using response surface methodology and product yield as objective function, temperature and pH were optimized in the kinetically controlled synthesis of ampicillin using previously screened cosolvents and reaction conditions. Optimum pH was 6.0 for ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol (GL) and 6.6 for 1–2 propanediol (PD); optimum temperature was 30°C for GL and for EG and PD was in the lower extreme of the range studied, optimum lying below 26°C. Maximum molar yields predicted by the model were 58,51, and 46% for EG, GL, and PD, respectively, which were experimentally validated. Highest yield in aqueous buffer was always <40%. Molar yields about 60% compare favorably with values reported for the kinetically and thermodynamically controlled synthesis of ampicillin and other derived penicillins.     

Colorimetric Determination of Ampicillin and 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid Using Acenaphthenequinone as a Chromophoric Reagent

Abstract

A colorimetric method for the determination of ampicillin (Amp.) and 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) are described, based on the reaction of these drugs with acenaphthenequinone in basic media to give a highly intense red coloured product. The latter exhibits an absorption maximum at 610 nm with apparent molar absorptivities of 2.83 and 1.45 × 10⁴ l. mol^?1 cm^?1 and Sandell sensitivities of 0.013 and 0.015 μg cm^?2 for Amp. and 6-APA, respectively. The optimum concentration ranges are 0.4-10 and 0.4-14 μg ml^?1 for Amp. and 6-APA, respectively. For more accurate results, Ringbom optimum concentration ranges are 1–8.5 and 1–12 μg ml^?1 for Amp. and 6-APA, respectively. Statistical analysis indicated that there was no significant difference between the results obtained by the described method and those of the official methods. The mean recoveries percentage were found to be 99.5 × 1.1% for pharmaceutical formulations and 99.1 × 1.6% for serum and urine samples. The method is selective for the determination of Amp. or 6-APA in the presence of their degradation products, additives and excipiences that are normally encountered in dosage forms. The proposed method was applied successfully to the determination of Amp. in pharmaceutical formulations. Also, applicability of the proposed method to human serum and urine is presented and the validity assessed by applying the standard addition technique.