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  • Title: Oxidation of primary bile acids by a 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase elaborating Clostridium bifermentans soil isolate.
    Author: Sutherland JD, Williams CN, Hutchison DM, Holdeman LV.
    Journal: Can J Microbiol; 1987 Aug; 33(8):663-9. PubMed ID: 3480039.
    Abstract:
    A gram-positive, rod-shaped anaerobe (strain F-6) was isolated from soil. This organism was identified by cellular morphology as well as fermentative and biochemical data as Clostridium bifermentans. Strain F-6 formed 7-ketolithocholic acid from chenodeoxycholic acid and 7-ketodeoxycholic acid from cholic acid in whole cell cultures, but did not transform deoxycholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid, or ursocholic acid. This reaction is reversible. The structures of 7-ketolithocholic acid and 7-ketodeoxycholic acid were verified by mass spectroscopy and by thin-layer chromatography using Komarowsky's spray reagent. When incubated with the strain F-6 glycine and taurine conjugates of the primary bile acids were partially hydrolyzed and transformed to 7-keto products. Optimal yields of 7-ketolithocholic acid and 7-ketodeoxycholic acid were obtained after 78 h of incubation. Culture pH changed with time and was characterized by an initial drop (1.1 pH units) and a gradual increase back to the starting pH (7.3). Corroborating these observations, an inducible, NADP-dependent, 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was demonstrated in cell extracts of strain F-6. A trace of NAD-dependent 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was also found. A substantial increase in the specific activity of the NADP-dependent 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was observed when either 7-ketolithocholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, or deoxycholic acid was included in the growth medium. Optimal induction of the NADP-dependent 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was achieved with 0.3-0.4 mM 7-ketolithocholic acid. Production of the enzyme(s) was optimal at 6-8 h of growth and the 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases had a pH optimum of approximately 11.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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