Microbial hydroxylation of cinobufagin by Mucor spinosus

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2005 Jun;7(3):225-9. doi: 10.1080/10286020410001690136.

Abstract

Mucor spinosus has been employed for the biotransformation of cinobufagin (1) to afford three metabolites. On the basis of their physico-chemical data, the structures of the transformation products have been characterized as 1beta-hydroxy-cinobufagin (2), 12beta-hydroxy-cinobufagin (3) and 1beta,12beta-dihydroxy-cinobufagin (4), of which metabolites 2 and 4 are new compounds. In vitro cytotoxic activities of the biotransformation products and the substrate-cinobufagin have been assayed against four tumor cell lines of Bel 7420, BGC 823, HeLa and HL 60; they all showed cytotoxic activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotransformation
  • Bufanolides / metabolism*
  • Hydroxylation
  • Mucor / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bufanolides
  • cinobufagin