화학공학소재연구정보센터
Biotechnology Letters, Vol.42, No.9, 1767-1775, 2020
Biotransformation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione and nandrolone decanoate by genera of Aspergillus and Fusarium
The ability of five fungal species belonging to two genera of Aspergillus and Fusarium has been examined in the microbial transformation of androst-4-ene-3, 17-dione (AD). Furthermore, the biotransformation of nandrolone decanoate (2) by F. fujikuroi has been studied. AD (1) was converted by cultures of Aspergillus sp. PTCC 5266 to form 11 alpha-hydroxy-AD (3) as the only product, with a yield of 86% in 3 days. Moreover, two hydroxylated metabolites 11 alpha-hydroxy-AD (3, 65%) and 7 beta-hydroxy-AD (4; 18%) were isolated in biotransformation of AD by A. nidulans. On the other hand, it was metabolized by F. oxysporum to produce 14 alpha-hydroxy-AD (5; 38%) and testosterone (6; 12%). Microbial transformation of AD by F. solani led to the production of 11 alpha-hydroxy-AD (3; 54%) and testosterone (6; 14%). AD was reduced at the 17-position by F. fujikuroi to produce testosterone in the yield of 42%. Finally, nandrolone decanoate was transformed by F. fujikuroi via hydrolysis and oxidation at the 17-position to produce two metabolites namely 17 beta-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one (7, 25.4%) and estr-4-en-3,17-dione (8, 33%), respectively. The all metabolites were purified and subsequently identified based on their spectra data analysis and comparing them to the literature data.