Laboratório de Engenharia Bioquímica, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1000 Lisbon, Portugal.
Biotechnol Bioeng. 1991 Jan 20;37(2):97-102. doi: 10.1002/bit.260370202.
Solvent selection tests were carried out for the Delta(1) dehydrogenation of 6-alpha-methylhydrocortisone-21-acetate by Arthrobacter simplex cells in the presence of organic solvents. Solubility limits were determined for substrate and product in dry and water-saturated solvents and solvent mixtures. Molecular toxicity levels were estimated by measuring the dehydrogenation activity decay of freely suspended cells incubated in solvent-saturated aqueous media. Chloroform and n-decan-1-ol were the best choice of solvent, for both solubility and catalytic stability. High concentrations of water-soluble additives, such as monosodium glutamate, were found to greatly improve the retention of activity in chloroform-saturated media.
溶剂选择试验在有机溶剂存在的情况下,用 Simplex 细胞对 6-α-甲基氢化可的松-21-醋酸酯的 Δ(1)脱氢作用进行。在干燥和水饱和溶剂及溶剂混合物中,测定了底物和产物的溶解度极限。通过测量在溶剂饱和水介质中孵育的自由悬浮细胞的脱氢活性衰减,估算了分子毒性水平。氯仿和正癸-1-醇是最适合的溶剂,既具有良好的溶解性又具有催化稳定性。发现高浓度的水溶性添加剂,如谷氨酸单钠,可大大提高在氯仿饱和介质中保持活性的能力。