646-07-1Relevant articles and documents
NEW ASSAYS FOR THE ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF CHOLESTEROL TO PREGNENOLONE
Rabe, T.,Rabe, D.,Bierwirth, A.-M.,Runnebaum, B.
, p. 555 - 572 (1981)
Cholesterol side chain cleavage is determined by means of separation of (26-14C)-cholesterol and its radioactively labeled side chain (1-14C)-isocaproic acid.Alumina minicolumn assay (AMCA): adsorption of cholesterol from an aqueous phase by aluminium oxide, while isocaproic acid can percolate through the column.In modification of a previously described technique, cholesterol is quantitatively eluted by ethanol.Filter assay (FA): retention of cholesterol by a membrane filter (pore size =/ 0.1 μm) while isocaproic acid can pass the filter.Two-phase scintillation assay (TPSA): pH-dependent partition of isocaproic acid between an organic scintillation mixture and an aqueous phase.The TPSA can be applied for all enzymatic reactions in which the polarity of the radioactive residue which is split off depends on pH values or when the total charge of apolar molecule is changed to an apolar state by cleaving one non-radioactive group (e.g. steroid sulfates) and vice versa.The criteria of reliability of the test systems are described.Bovine adrenal mitochondria were incubated and the side chain cleavage of (26-14C)-cholesterol was studied by the new test systems and compared to the conversion rates of (4-14C)-cholesterol to its metabolites as determined by thin layer chromatography.A good agreement of all tests was found.
Preparation method of carboxylic acid compound
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Paragraph 0113; 0151-0153, (2017/08/29)
The invention provides a preparation method of a carboxylic acid compound. The preparation method comprises the following step of taking a lactone component to react with hydrogen in the presence of a compound catalyst to obtain the carboxylic acid compound. The compound catalyst comprises a hydrogenation catalyst and Lewis acid. In the presence of the compound catalyst comprising the hydrogenation catalyst and the Lewis acid, the lactone component is subjected to hydrogenation ring-opening reaction to obtain the carboxylic acid compound. The preparation method has the advantages of moderate reaction conditions and high yield; compared with a traditional method, less byproducts are generated, green and chemical requirements are met and the industrial value is better.
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALKANES USING MICROORGANISMS COMBINED WITH KOLBE SYNTHESIS
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Page/Page column 26; 27, (2016/02/26)
The present invention relatesto a method of producing at least one alkane, the method comprising, -producing at least one carboxylic acid from a carbon source using a genetically modified microorganism, and -performing Kolbe electrolysis on the carboxylic acid to produce the alkane, wherein the alkane comprises at least 6 carbon atoms and the carboxylic acid comprises at least 4 carbon atomsand wherein the carbon source is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, acetate, propionate, butyrate, isobutyrate, valerate, hexanoate and combinations thereof and the microorganism is capable of producing the carboxylic acid using ethanol-carboxylate fermentation.