Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 160, Issue 7, Pages 2026-2035Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8847-x
Keywords
Amoxicillin; Cascade; Enzymatic synthesis; Penicillin G acylase; Penicillin G potassium salt
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20704037]
- Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Council [2005C11023-03]
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A cascade reaction combining the enzymatic hydrolysis of Penicillin G potassium salt (PGK) with the kinetically controlled enzymatic coupling of in situ formed 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) with p-hydroxyphenylglycine methyl ester (D-HPGM) to give amoxicillin as the final product by using a single enzyme has been demonstrated successfully. Ethylene glycol (EG) was employed as a component of reaction buffer to improve the synthesis yield. Reaction parameters, including different cosolvents, EG content, the loading of immobilized penicillin G acylase (IPA), and reaction temperature and time were studied to evaluate their effects on the reaction. The best result of 55.2% yield was obtained from the reaction which was carried out in the mixed media containing 40% sodium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (apparent pH 6.0) and 60% EG (v/v), with the initial concentration 150 mM and 450 mM of PGK and D-HPGM, respectively, catalyzed by 50 IU/mL IPA at 25 C for 10 h. The IPA could be recycled for nine batches without obviously losing of catalytic activity. The important strategy will have potential application in the beta-lactam antibiotics industry due to the advantages of saving the effort of isolating 6-APA, reducing usual enzymatic steps and the industrial cost of amoxicillin synthesis.
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