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Biotransformation of progesterone by the green alga Chlorella emersonii C211-8H

2β-Hydroxyprogesterone, 6β-hydroxyprogesterone, 9α-hydroxyprogesterone, 14α-hydroxyprogesterone, 16α-hydroxyprogesterone and 21-hydroxyprogesterone are the main bioproducts in the progesterone bioconversion by axenic cultures of Chlorella emersonii C211-8

Regio- and stereoselectivity of P450-catalysed hydroxylation of steroids controlled by laboratory evolution

A current challenge in synthetic organic chemistry is the development of methods that allow the regio- and stereoselective oxidative C - H activation of natural or synthetic compounds with formation of the corresponding alcohols. Cytochrome P450 enzymes enable C - H activation at non-activated positions, but the simultaneous control of both regio- and stereoselectivity is problematic. Here, we demonstrate that directed evolution using iterative saturation mutagenesis provides a means to solve synthetic problems of this kind. Using P450 BM3(F87A) as the starting enzyme and testosterone as the substrate, which results in a 1:1 mixture of the 2β- and 15β-alcohols, mutants were obtained that are 96 - 97% selective for either of the two regioisomers, each with complete diastereoselectivity. The mutants can be used for selective oxidative hydroxylation of other steroids without performing additional mutagenesis experiments. Molecular dynamics simulations and docking experiments shed light on the origin of regio- and stereoselectivity.

Biotransformations of progesterone by Chlorella spp.

Thirty-eight strains of Chlorella spp. were used as bioreactors on progesterone. Fourteen strains were ineffective whilst the others biotransformed the substrate. The observed bioreactions for progesterone were the hydroxylation, the reduction and the side-chain degradation. The kinds of biotransformation seem to fit the actual classification of the strains.