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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 28: 67-75, July. 2017.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1015999

ABSTRACT

The increasing demand for propionic acid (PA) production and its wide applications in several industries, especially the food industry (as a preservative and satiety inducer), have led to studies on the low-cost biosynthesis of this acid. This paper gives an overview of the biotechnological aspects of PA production and introduces Propionibacterium as the most popular organism for PA production. Moreover, all process variables influencing the production yield, different simple and complex carbon sources, the metabolic pathway of production, engineered mutants with increased productivity, and modified tolerance against high concentrations of acid have been described. Furthermore, possible methods of extraction and analysis of this organic acid, several applied bioreactors, and different culture systems and substrates are introduced. It can be concluded that maximum biomass and PA production may be achieved using metabolically engineered microorganisms and analyzing the most significant factors influencing yield. To date, the maximum reported yield for PA production is 0.973 g·g-1, obtained from Propionibacterium acidipropionici in a three-electrode amperometric culture system in medium containing 0.4 mM cobalt sepulchrate. In addition, the best promising substrate for PA bioproduction may be achieved using glycerol as a carbon source in an extractive continuous fermentation. Simultaneous production of PA and vitamin B12 is suggested, and finally, the limitations of and strategies for competitive microbial production with respect to chemical process from an economical point of view are proposed and presented. Finally, some future trends for bioproduction of PA are suggested.


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Propionates/metabolism , Propionibacterium/metabolism , Propionates/chemistry , Vitamin B 12/biosynthesis , Carbon/metabolism , Bioreactors , Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism , Fermentation , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Nitrogen/metabolism
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Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam ; 32(4): 457-69, dic. 1998. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-236523

ABSTRACT

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo describir las características farmacocinéticas, metabólicas y toxicológicas de los ácidos asimétricos aril-2-propiónicos y mostrar la importante variabilidad inter-especies existentes. Además se explican las derivaciones metabólicas del proceso de inversión quiral (camino metabólico de crucial importancia para estos compuestos) y las consecuencias toxicológicas relacionadas con su naturaleza quiral


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Humans , Propionates/chemistry , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/toxicity , Fenoprofen/toxicity , Ketoprofen/toxicity , Molecular Conformation , Serum Albumin , Fenoprofen/metabolism , Fenoprofen/pharmacology , Ketoprofen/metabolism , Ketoprofen/pharmacology , Oxygenases/pharmacology , Prostaglandins/biosynthesis
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Arch. neurociencias ; 1(2): 72-5, abr.-jun. 1996. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-210791

ABSTRACT

Se describe un método sensible y específico de cromatografía de alta resolución (HPCL) para el análisis en plasma humano de 3-hidroxi, 3-etil, 3-fenil propionami-da (HEPP), un nuevo anticonvulsivante. El estándar interno (2-hidroxi, 2-etil, 2-fenil acetamida HEPA) y la HEPP se extrajeron en acetonitrilo de plasma amortiguado, la extracción fue cercana al 100 por ciento respecto a la cantidad extraída de cada fármaco de solución salina amortiguada. El método consiste en HPCL en fase reversa (Lichro Spher 100 RP-18 en Lichro Cart 125-4), la fase móvil está compuesta de metanol-acetonitrilo-amortiguador de fosfatos (35/15/50 por vol) y detección ultravioleta a 200 nm. Las curvas de calibración fueron lineales y repetibles (coeficiente de correlación > 0.999). Las determinaciones de HEPP en plasma humano o en solución salina fueron lineales en el intervalo 0 - 10 µg/ml y el coeficiente de variación fue menor que 10 por ciento. HEPP es muy estable a temperatura ambiente y a 4 ºC, y puede ser cuantificada en presencia de otros antiepilépticos tales como: difenilhidantoina, clonazepam. carbamezepina y hexobarbital


Subject(s)
Anticonvulsants/chemistry , Carbamazepine/chemistry , Clonazepam/chemistry , Chromatography, Liquid/methods , Epilepsy/therapy , Phenytoin/chemistry , Hexobarbital/chemistry , Pharmacokinetics , Propionates/chemistry
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