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DOI 10.1111/1751-7915.14378
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Title (Primary) Efficiency aspects of regioselective testosterone hydroxylation with highly active CYP450-based whole-cell biocatalysts
Author Bertelmann, C.; Mock, M.; Schmid, A.; Bühler, B.
Source Titel Microbial Biotechnology
Year 2024
Department SOMA; MIBITECH
Volume 17
Issue 1
Page From e14378
Language englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
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Abstract Steroid hydroxylations belong to the industrially most relevant reactions catalysed by cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYP450s) due to the pharmacological relevance of hydroxylated derivatives. The implementation of respective bioprocesses at an industrial scale still suffers from several limitations commonly found in CYP450 catalysis, that is low turnover rates, enzyme instability, inhibition and toxicity related to the substrate(s) and/or product(s). Recently, we achieved a new level of steroid hydroxylation rates by introducing highly active testosterone-hydroxylating CYP450 BM3 variants together with the hydrophobic outer membrane protein AlkL into Escherichia coli-based whole-cell biocatalysts. However, the activity tended to decrease, which possibly impedes overall productivities and final product titres. In this study, a considerable instability was confirmed and subject to a systematic investigation regarding possible causes. In-depth evaluation of whole-cell biocatalyst kinetics and stability revealed a limitation in substrate availability due to poor testosterone solubility as well as inhibition by the main product 15β-hydroxytestosterone. Instability of CYP450 BM3 variants was disclosed as another critical factor, which is of general significance for CYP450-based biocatalysis. Presented results reveal biocatalyst, reaction and process engineering strategies auguring well for industrial implementation of the developed steroid hydroxylation platform.
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Bertelmann, C., Mock, M., Schmid, A., Bühler, B. (2024):
Efficiency aspects of regioselective testosterone hydroxylation with highly active CYP450-based whole-cell biocatalysts
Microb. Biotechnol. 17 (1), e14378 10.1111/1751-7915.14378