Microbial metabolism of 1-aminoanthracene by Beauveria bassiana |
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Authors: | Zhan Jixun Gunatilaka A A Leslie |
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Institution: | aSouthwest Center for Natural Products Research and Commercialization, Office of Arid Lands Studies, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ 85706-6800, USA |
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Abstract: | The carcinogen and mutagen, 1-aminoanthracene, was efficiently metabolized by the fungal strain Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159 to yield three new metabolites identified as 1-acetamido-5-(4′-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]anthracene, 1-acetamido-8-(4′-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]anthraquinone, and 1-acetamido-6-(4′-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]anthraquinone, together with 1-acetamidoanthracene and 1-acetamidoanthraquinone. Formation of these metabolites suggests that the metabolic pathways of 1-aminoanthracene in B. bassiana ATCC 7159 involve acetylation, oxidation, hydroxylation, and O-methylglucosylation. |
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Keywords: | 1-Aminoanthracene Biotransformaion Beauveria bassiana Microbial metabolism Acetylation Oxidation Hydroxylation O-Methylglucosylation |
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