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Biotransformation of (-)-Isopulegol by Rhodococcus rhodochrous .

Authors :
Ivshina IB
Luchnikova NA
Maltseva PY
Ilyina IV
Volcho KP
Gatilov YV
Korchagina DV
Kostrikina NA
Sorokin VV
Mulyukin AL
Salakhutdinov NF
Source :
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) [Pharmaceuticals (Basel)] 2022 Aug 03; Vol. 15 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 03.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The ability of actinobacteria of the genus Rhodococcus to biotransform the monoterpenoid (-)-isopulegol has been established for the first time. R . rhodochrous strain IEGM 1362 was selected as a bacterium capable of metabolizing (-)-isopulegol to form new, previously unknown, 10-hydroxy ( 2 ) and 10-carboxy ( 3 ) derivatives, which may presumably have antitumor activity and act as respiratory stimulants and cancer prevention agents. In the experiments, optimal conditions were selected to provide the maximum target catalytic activity of rhodococci. Using up-to-date (TEM, AFM-CLSM, and EDX) and traditional (cell size, roughness, and zeta potential measurements) biophysical and microbiological methods, it was shown that (-)-isopulegol and halloysite nanotubes did not negatively affect the bacterial cells. The data obtained expand our knowledge of the biocatalytic potential of rhodococci and their possible involvement in the synthesis of pharmacologically active compounds from plant derivatives.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1424-8247
Volume :
15
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36015112
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15080964