ISSN:
1573-5044
Keywords:
Bioconversion
;
catechols
;
cyclodextrins
;
lignans
;
plant cell cultures
;
solubility enhancement
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The application of cyclodextrins as precursor solubilizers in biotechnological processes, in which plant cells are involved, is new. In this paper the possibilities for cyclodextrin facilitated bioconversions by freely suspended and/or immobilized plant cells or plant enzymes are demonstrated. After complexation with β-cyclodextrin, the phenolic steroid 17β-estradiol could be ortho-hydroxylated into a catechol, mainly 4-hydroxyestradiol, by a phenoloxidase from in vitro grown cells of Mucuna pruriens. By complexation with β-cyclodextrin the solubility of the steroid increased from almost insoluble to 660 μM. In addition, by complexation with β-cyclodextrin, a solution of 3 mM coniferyl alcohol could be fed to cell cultures of Podophyllum hexandrum in order to enhance the accumulation of podophyllotoxin. Finally, the glucosylation of podophyllotoxin by cell cultures derived from Linum flavum was investigated. Four cyclodextrins: β-cyclodextrin, γ-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin were used to improve the solubility of podophyllotoxin. Dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin met our needs the best and the solubility of podophyllotoxin could be enhanced from 0.15 to 1.92 mM. Podophyllotoxin-β-d-glucoside was formed at a rate of 0.51 mmol l-1 suspension per day by the L. flavum cells growing in the presence of 1.35 mM podophyllotoxin, complexed with dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00033867
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