Inhibition of Over-oxidation of 11$\beta$-l7$\alpha$, 21-trihydroxy-pregna-1, 4-diene-3, 2-dione in Fermentative Process.

Prednisolone 발효중의 산화분해 저지법

  • Bae, Moo (Applied Microbiology Lab , Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 1974.09.01

Abstract

Inhibition of over-oxidation of prednisolone in the fermentation has been studied by using vegetative cells as enzyme source. firstly, A. simplex (ATCC 6946) was demonst.ated to degrade p.ednisolone in the vegetative culture of the microorganism. Over 72% of hydrocortisone was transformed into prednisoloneby 3 hours of the fermentation. However, the prednisolone produced was considerably oxidized forming over-oxidation product in 8hours of fermentation period with the intact cells. Secondly, in order to depress the over-oxidation and the breakdown of the steroid skeleton of prednisolone, chelating agents such as $\alpha$$\alpha$'-dipyridyl, o-phenanthroline and 8-hydroxyruinoline were added to the fermentation broth. Conseauently, the breakdown of prednisolone by the iutact cells was able to be remarkably retatded and an intermediate regarded as an oxidized product derived from prednisolone was accumulated, by the addition of $\alpha$$\alpha$'-dipytidyl in the fermentation.

Hydrocortisone에서 Prednisolone을 발효학적으로 제조함에 있어서 발생하는 산화분해 현상을 방지하기 위하여 저해제를 이용한 방법이 연구되었다. 첫째, A. simplex (ATCC 6946)의 생균을 사용하여 발효시키는 과정에서 Prednisolone이 분해된다는 현상을 밝혔다. 발효후 3시간만에 기질인 hydrocortisone의 72% 이상이 prednisolone으로 전환되었으나 시간이 경과하여 8시간이 지나면 이균의 생균세포는 상당량의 prednisolone을 산화 분해하였으며 한편으로는 분해중간산물을 생성하였다. 두째로는, prednisolone의 산화분해를 억제하기 위하여 $\alpha$$\alpha$'-dipyridyl과 같은 chelating agents를 발효액에 첨가하였다. 그 결과 이균의 생균세포에 의한 steroid 핵의 산화분해는 현저히 억제되었으며 또한 산화중간산물이 축적되었다. 이 중간산물은 $\alpha$$\alpha$'-dipyridyl의 첨가에 의하여 한층 현저하게 나타났다.

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