4829-46-3Relevant articles and documents
Studies in the field of microbiological decomposition. XVII. Transformation of alkaloids in the morphine series by Trametes sanguinea. (2)
YAMADA,IIZUKA,OKUDA,ASAI,TSUDA
, p. 981 - 984 (1962)
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Biotransformations of morphine alkaloids by fungi: N-demethylations, oxidations, and reductions
Chaudhary, Vigi,Leisch, Hannes,Moudra, Alena,Allen, Blake,De Luca, Vincenzo,Cox, D. Phillip,Hudlicky, Tomas
experimental part, p. 1179 - 1193 (2010/04/26)
Morphine alkaloids and some of its derivatives (morphine, codeine, thebaine, oripavine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone) were subjected to fermentations with six fungal strains. The alkaloids were transformed to a variety of products via biological oxidations, reductions, and oxidative demethylations. The strain Cunninghamella echinulata proved to be the most effective for demethylations of all of the above compounds, except for morphine. The time profile of the conversion of 3-[14CH3]thebaine to 3-[ 14CH3]northebaine by C. echinulata cultures was also determined.
Transformations of morphine, codeine and their analogues by Bacillus sp
Madyastha,Reddy,Sridhar
, p. 749 - 753 (2007/10/03)
A bacterial strain belonging to the genus Bacillus islolated by enrichment culture technique using morphine as a sole source of carbon transforms morphine and codeine into 14-hydroxymorphinone and 14-hydroxycodeinone as major and 14-hydroxymorphine and 14-hydroxycodeine as minor metabolites, respectively. When the N-methyl group in morphine and codeine are replaced by higher alkyl groups, the organism still retains its ability to carry out 14-hydroxylation as well as oxidation of the C6-hydroxyl group in these N-variants, although the level of metabolites formed are considerably low. The organism readily transforms dihydromorphine and dihydrocodeine into only dihydromorphinone and dihydrocodeinone, respectively, suggesting that the 7,8-double bond is a necessary structural feature to carry out 14-hydroxylation reaction. The cell free extract (20,000 × g supernatant), prepared from morphine grown cells, transforms morphine into 14-hydroxymorphinone in the presence of NAD+, but fails to show activity against testosterone. However, the cell free extract prepared from testosterone grown cells contains significant levels of 17β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase but shows no activity against morphine.