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Exploring the Biocatalytic Potential of a Self-Sufficient Cytochrome P450 from Thermothelomyces thermophila
Fürst, Maximilian J. L. J.,Kerschbaumer, Bianca,Rinnofner, Claudia,Migglautsch, Anna K.,Winkler, Margit,Fraaije, Marco W.
, p. 2487 - 2496 (2019/03/26)
Among nature's arsenal of oxidative enzymes, cytochrome P450s (CYPs) catalyze the most challenging reactions, the hydroxylations of non-activated C?H bonds. Human CYPs are studied in drug development due to their physiological role at the forefront of metabolic detoxification, but their challenging handling makes them unsuitable for application. CYPs have a great potential for biocatalysis, but often lack appropriate features such as high and soluble expression, self-sufficient internal electron transport, high stability, and an engineerable substrate scope. We have probed these characteristics for a recently described CYP that originates from the thermophilic fungus Thermothelomyces thermophila (CYP505A30), a homolog of the well-known P450-BM3 from Bacillus megaterium. CYP505A30 is a natural monooxygenase-reductase fusion, is well expressed, and moderately tolerant towards temperature and solvent exposure. Although overall comparable, we found the stability of the enzyme's domains to be inverse to P450-BM3, with a more stable reductase compared to the heme domain. After analysis of a homology model, we created mutants of the enzyme based on literature data for P450-BM3. We then probed the enzyme variants in bioconversions using a panel of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and activities were detected for a number of structurally diverse compounds. Ibuprofen was biooxidized in a preparative scale whole cell bioconversion to 1-, 2- and 3-hydroxyibuprofen. (Figure presented.).
Abiotic degradation and environmental toxicity of ibuprofen: Roles of mineral particles and solar radiation
Rubasinghege, Gayan,Gurung, Rubi,Rijal, Hom,Maldonado-Torres, Sabino,Chan, Andrew,Acharya, Shishir,Rogelj, Snezna,Piyasena, Menake
, p. 22 - 32 (2017/12/26)
The growing medical and personal needs of human populations have escalated release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products into our natural environment. This work investigates abiotic degradation pathways of a particular PPCP, ibuprofen, in the presence of a major mineral component of soil (kaolinite clay), as well as the health effects of the primary compound and its degradation products. Results from these studies showed that the rate and extent of ibuprofen degradation is greatly influenced by the presence of clay particles and solar radiation. In the absence of solar radiation, the dominant reaction mechanism was observed to be the adsorption of ibuprofen onto clay surface where surface silanol groups play a key role. In contrast, under solar radiation and in the presence of clay particles, ibuprofen breaks down to several fractions. The decay rates were at least 6-fold higher for irradiated samples compared to those of dark conditions. Toxicity of primary ibuprofen and its secondary residues were tested on three microorganisms: Bacillus megaterium, Pseudoaltermonas atlantica; and algae from the Chlorella genus. The results from the biological assays show that primary PPCP is more toxic than the mixture of secondary products. Overall, however, biological assays carried out using only 4-acetylbenzoic acid, the most abundant secondary product, show a higher toxic effect on algae compared to its parent compound.
Degradation of ibuprofen by hydrodynamic cavitation: Reaction pathways and effect of operational parameters
Musmarra, Dino,Prisciandaro, Marina,Capocelli, Mauro,Karatza, Despina,Iovino, Pasquale,Canzano, Silvana,Lancia, Amedeo
, p. 76 - 83 (2015/09/28)
Ibuprofen (IBP) is an anti-inflammatory drug whose residues can be found worldwide in natural water bodies resulting in harmful effects to aquatic species even at low concentrations. This paper deals with the degradation of IBP in water by hydrodynamic cavitation in a convergent-divergent nozzle. Over 60% of ibuprofen was degraded in 60 min with an electrical energy per order (EEO) of 10.77 kWh m-3 at an initial concentration of 200 μg L-1 and a relative inlet pressure pin = 0.35 MPa. Five intermediates generated from different hydroxylation reactions were identified; the potential mechanisms of degradation were sketched and discussed. The reaction pathways recognized are in line with the relevant literature, both experimental and theoretical. By varying the pressure upstream the constriction, different degradation rates were observed. This effect was discussed according to a numerical simulation of the hydroxyl radical production identifying a clear correspondence between the maximum kinetic constant kOH and the maximum calculated OH production. Furthermore, in the investigated experimental conditions, the pH parameter was found not to affect the extent of degradation; this peculiar feature agrees with a recently published kinetic insight and has been explained in the light of the intermediates of the different reaction pathways.
