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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2023

β-Sitosterol Bioconversion in Small-Scale Devices: From Microtiter Plates to Microfluidic Reactors.

Marco P C Marques, Jorge Aranda Hernandez, Pedro Fernandes

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco P C MarquesDepartment of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK. marco.marques@ucl.ac.uk.
Jorge Aranda HernandezDepartment of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Pedro FernandesiBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
University College London · GBInstitute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-scale devices are routinely used as low-cost miniaturized bioreactors due to the large number of experiments that can be conducted simultaneously under similar conditions and replicate all functions of bench-scale reactors at dramatically smaller volumes. Microtiter plates, due to the standard footprint, can be integrated with liquid handling systems and associated equipment, expanding considerably their application and use. However, care has to be taken to operate the microtiter plates in optimized mixing and oxygen transfer conditions, preventing medium evaporation in prolonged experiment runs. Recently, to increase data quality, microbioreactors have emerged as an alternative to shaken systems. These systems offer higher degree of control over key process variables and when combined with sensing technology increase dramatically the reliability of translational process data. In this chapter, we describe the production of 4-androstene-3,17-dione (androstenedione (AD)), a key pharmaceutical steroid intermediate, by Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 via the selective cleavage of the side-chain of β-sitosterol using 24-well microtiter plates and microfluidic microbioreactors.

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BioreactorsMicrofluidicsAndrostenedioneReproducibility of ResultsSitosterolsAndrostenedionegamma-sitosterolSitosterols4-Androstene-3,17-dioneADEvaporationHigh-throughput screeningMicrobioreactorMicrotiter plateMycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805Steroidβ-Sitosterol

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