Article ; Online: Pregnenolone and progesterone production from natural sterols using recombinant strain of Mycolicibacterium smegmatis mc
2024 Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 105
Abstract: Background: Pregnenolone and progesterone are the life-important steroid hormones regulating essential vital functions in mammals, and widely used in different fields of medicine. Microbiological production of these compounds from sterols is based on ... ...
Abstract | Background: Pregnenolone and progesterone are the life-important steroid hormones regulating essential vital functions in mammals, and widely used in different fields of medicine. Microbiological production of these compounds from sterols is based on the use of recombinant strains expressing the enzyme system cholesterol hydroxylase/C20-C22 lyase (CH/L) of mammalian steroidogenesis. However, the efficiency of the known recombinant strains is still low. New recombinant strains and combination approaches are now needed to produce these steroid hormones. Results: Based on Mycolicibacterium smegmatis, a recombinant strain was created that expresses the steroidogenesis system (CYP11A1, adrenodoxin reductase, adrenodoxin) of the bovine adrenal cortex. The recombinant strain transformed cholesterol and phytosterol to form progesterone among the metabolites. When 3-methoxymethyl ethers of sterols were applied as bioconversion substrates, the corresponding 3-ethers of pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) were identified as major metabolites. Under optimized conditions, the recombinant strain produced 85.2 ± 4.7 mol % 3-methoxymethyl-pregnenolone within 48 h, while production of 3-substituted DHEA was not detected. After the 3-methoxymethyl function was deprotected by acid hydrolysis, crystalline pregnenolone was isolated in high purity (over 98%, w/w). The structures of steroids were confirmed using TLC, HPLC, MS and Conclusion: The use of mycolicybacteria as a microbial platform for the expression of systems at the initial stage of mammalian steroidogenesis ensures the production of valuable steroid hormones-progesterone and pregnenolone from cholesterol. Selective production of pregnenolone from cholesterol is ensured by the use of 3-substituted cholesterol as a substrate and optimization of the conditions for its bioconversion. The results open the prospects for the generation of the new microbial biocatalysts capable of effectively producing value-added steroid hormones. |
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MeSH term(s) | Cattle ; Animals ; Progesterone ; Pregnenolone/metabolism ; Sterols ; Steroids ; Cholesterol/metabolism ; Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme/genetics ; Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme/metabolism ; Phytosterols ; Mammals/metabolism ; Ethers |
Chemical Substances | Progesterone (4G7DS2Q64Y) ; Pregnenolone (73R90F7MQ8) ; Sterols ; Steroids ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J) ; Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme (EC 1.14.15.6) ; Phytosterols ; Ethers |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-04-09 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2091377-1 |
ISSN | 1475-2859 ; 1475-2859 |
ISSN (online) | 1475-2859 |
ISSN | 1475-2859 |
DOI | 10.1186/s12934-024-02385-2 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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