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. 2018 Jul 20;19(7):2106.
doi: 10.3390/ijms19072106.

Biotransformation of α-Acetylbutyrolactone in Rhodotorula Strains

Wanda Mączka  1 , Katarzyna Wińska  2 , Małgorzata Grabarczyk  3 , Barbara Żarowska  4
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Biotransformation of α-Acetylbutyrolactone in Rhodotorula Strains

Wanda Mączka et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Due to its structural similarity, the α'-1'-hydroxyethyl-γ-butyrolactone obtained by reduction of (±)-α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone may have a similar function in the body to γ-butyrolactone (GBL). In the work presented, biotransformation of α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone by three Rhodotorula strains was performed obtaining enantiomerically enriched alcohol. The process was carried out in growing and resting cultures. We studied how both media composition and organic solvent volume affected stereoselectivity and effectiveness of biotransformation. After 2 h, the enantiomerically pure (3R, 1'S)-α'-1'-hydroxyethyl-γ-butyrolactone was obtained using the R. marina AM77 strain in YPG (Yeast extract-Peptone-Glucose) medium enriched with 5% glycerol. To our best knowledge there is no previous information in the literature about the (±)-α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone biotransformation performed in medium with addition of organic and deep eutectic solvents.

Keywords: DES; biotransformation; glycerol; lactone; yeast.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Structures of substrate 1 and stereoisomers of product 2.
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