Enzymatic removal of a cephalosporin methyl ester blocking group |
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Authors: | D.R. Berry D.S. Fukuda B.J. Abbott |
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Affiliation: | The Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA |
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Abstract: | Over 7000 microorganisms were screened to find an enzyme source for the hydrolysis of a C4 methyl ester blocking group on 7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid (7-ADCA). Only one culture, Streptomyces capillispira Mertz and Higgens nov. sp., produced an enzyme that catalysed the reaction. Enzyme synthesis in a defined mineral salts medium was repressed by NH3 and amino acids. Under optimum fermentation conditions, the maximum rate of substrate hydrolysis was 6 × 10?10 mol min?1 mg?1 cell. The enzyme was recovered from the mycelia and partially purified by gel filtration. Kinetic studies by pH-stat titration indicated that the pH optimum was 7.5–8.5, the temperature optimum was 25–30°C, and the substrate Km value was 2.3 mg ml?1. The reaction products, 7-ADCA and methanol, were weak competitive inhibitors of the enzyme with K1 values of 6.63 and 0.188 mg ml?1, respectively. The enzyme also hydrolysed cefaclor and cephalexin methyl esters but did not hydrolyse cephalosporin ethyl esters. With further improvements in enzyme yields and stability, enzymatic deblocking of cephalosporins could provide an alternative to chemical deblocking processes. |
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Keywords: | Fermentation cephalosporin methyl esterase enzymatic deblocking |
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