BIOTRANSFORMATION OF CODEINONE TO CODEINE BY IMMOBILIZED CELLS OF PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82599-6

Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) cells were immobilized in calcium alginate, where they continued to live with their biological activity for 6 months.The immobilized living cells performed the biotransformation of (-)-codeinone to (-)-codeine in both a shake flask and a column bioreactor.The biotransformation ratio in the shake flask (70.4percent) was higher than that in the cell suspension (60.8percent).Furthermore, 88percent of the codeine converted was extracted in the medium.The column bioreactor was functional for 30 days under optimal conditions (20 deg C, 3,75 vvm in aeration), whereas the ratio was 41.7percent.Key Word Index - Papaver somniferum; Papaveraceae; immobilized cell; biotransformation; bioreactor; codeinone; codeine; GC/MS; SIM.