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A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Thanatephorus cucumeris with Steroid Hydroxylation Capabilities.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we identified a P450 enzyme (STH10) and an oxidoreductase (POR) from Thanatephorus cucumeris NBRC 6298 by a combination of transcriptome sequencing and heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris The biotransformation of 11-deoxycortisol was performed by using Pichia pastoris whole cells coexpressing sth10 and por, and the product analysis indicated that the STH10 enzyme possessed steroidal 19- and 11?-hydroxylase activities. This is a novel fungal P450 enzyme with 19-hydroxylase activity, which is different from the known steroidal aromatase cytochrome P450 19 (CYP19) and CYP11B families of enzymes.IMPORTANCE Hydroxylation is one of the most important reactions in steroid functionalization; in particular, C-19 hydroxylation produces a key intermediate for the synthesis of 19-nor-steroid drugs without a C-19 angular methyl group in three chemoenzymatic steps, in contrast to the current industrial process, which uses 10 chemical reactions. However, hydroxylation of the C-19 angular methyl group remains a very challenging task due to the high level of steric resistance to the C-19 methyl group between the A and B rings. The present report describes a novel fungal P450 enzyme with 19-hydroxylase activity. This opens a new venue for searching effective biocatalysts for the useful process of steroidal C-19 hydroxylation, although further studies for better understanding of the structural basis of the regioselectivity and substrate specificity of this fungal steroidal 19-hydroxylase are warranted to facilitate the engineering of this enzyme for industrial applications.

SUBMITTER: Lu W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007115 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Thanatephorus cucumeris with Steroid Hydroxylation Capabilities.

Lu Wei W Chen Xi X Feng Jinhui J Bao Yun-Juan YJ Wang Yu Y Wu Qiaqing Q Zhu Dunming D

Applied and environmental microbiology 20180618 13

In this study, we identified a P450 enzyme (STH10) and an oxidoreductase (POR) from Thanatephorus cucumeris NBRC 6298 by a combination of transcriptome sequencing and heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris The biotransformation of 11-deoxycortisol was performed by using Pichia pastoris whole cells coexpressing sth10 and por, and the product analysis indicated that the STH10 enzyme possessed steroidal 19- and 11β-hydroxylase activities. This is a novel funga ...[more]

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A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Thanatephorus cucumeris with Steroid Hydroxylation Capabilities.

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A Fungal P450 Enzyme from Thanatephorus cucumeris with Steroid Hydroxylation Capabilities.

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