
pmid: 26372080
A series of 3α,5-cycloandrostane analogues with a range of functionality (6α and 6β alcohols and ketone) at carbon 6 were tested in the endogenous lactonization pathway in Aspergillus tamarii KITA. This metabolic route converts progesterone to testololactone in high yield through a four step enzymatic pathway. To date, no studies have looked at the effect of steroids devoid of polar functionality at carbon 3 and their subsequent metabolic fate by fungi which contain Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases. Incubation of all of the cycloandrostane analogues resulted in lactonization of ring-D irrespective of C-6 stereochemistry or absence of C-3 functionality. Presence of 6β-hydroxy group and the C-17 ketone was required in order for these analogues to undergo hydroxylation at C-15β position. All metabolites were isolated by column chromatography and were identified by (1)H, (13)C NMR, DEPT analysis and other spectroscopic data.
3α, Molecular Structure, Research, Biodiversity, 5-Cyclosteroid, 540, Hydroxylation, 3α,5-Cyclosteroid, Structure-Activity Relationship, Lactonization, Aspergillus, Aspergillus tamarii, Legacy, Biocatalysis, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Biotransformation, Androstanes, Taxonomy
3α, Molecular Structure, Research, Biodiversity, 5-Cyclosteroid, 540, Hydroxylation, 3α,5-Cyclosteroid, Structure-Activity Relationship, Lactonization, Aspergillus, Aspergillus tamarii, Legacy, Biocatalysis, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Biotransformation, Androstanes, Taxonomy
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