Biorredução de cetonas aromáticas utilizando células íntegras de Helianthus annuus L. (Girassol)

Abstract

The study of biocatalysis has intensified in recent years due to the search for alternative synthetic routes to obtain enantiomerically pure compounds. The use of seeds of Helianthus annuus L. has not been reported in the literature and bioreduction reactions at this point of view, were investigated in the bioreduction of aromatic ketones, to obtain enantiomerically pure alcohols. The protein content of the seeds was determined by Lowry and Bradford methods and gave values corresponding to 10,1g/L and 8,8g/L, respectively. The bioreduction reactions were optimized using acetophenone (1), and these factors were evaluated: the amount of biocatalyst, using buffer (pH), co-solvent, seed germination and the crude extract with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Good conversions were obtained (56,9%) in aqueous solution and excellent enantiomeric excess (ee) (>99,0%) crude extract with the enzyme in PVP enantiomer (S). Derivatives of acetophenone, an α-halogenated ketone and two other aromatic ketones, α-tetralone and α-indanone were subjected to the methods of conversion and ee optimized to yield good results, with production of the S enantiomer, except for the 3-methoxy-acetophenone in aqueous media, which made the R isomer. Quantitation of the conversion levels were determined by the construction of calibration curves in a High Efficiency Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) and the resolution of chiral alcohols using a chiral column OB-H.