Biotransformations of the cardiovascular drugs mexrenone and canrenone

J Nat Prod. 2003 Mar;66(3):350-6. doi: 10.1021/np020347a.

Abstract

Microbial transformation studies of the cardiovascular drugs mexrenone (1) and canrenone (2) were conducted. Thirty-nine biotransformations of mexrenone and 84 biotransformations of canrenone were analyzed. Metabolism of the substrate was observed in the majority of these cases. Several monohydroxylated derivatives were detected by HPLC-MS-UV and subsequently identified. Two new mexrenone derivatives, 11alpha- (3) and 12beta-hydroxymexrenone (4), and the known metabolite 6beta-hydroxymexrenone (5) were isolated as major products produced by the Beauveria bassiana ATCC 13144 bioconversion (3) and the Mortierella isabellina bioconversion (4 and 5), respectively. Single-elimination products were also sought; however, only the production of the known metabolite Delta(1,2)-mexrenone (6) by several bacteria was confirmed. One new monohydroxylated derivative of canrenone, 9alpha-hydroxycanrenone (7), was isolated as a major product from the Corynespora cassiicola bioconversion. Structure elucidation of all metabolites was based on NMR and HRMS analyses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotransformation
  • Canrenone / metabolism*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Fermentation
  • Fungi / metabolism*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mortierella / metabolism*
  • Spironolactone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Spironolactone / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Spironolactone
  • SC 25152
  • Canrenone