Abstract
A filamentous fungus Cunninghamella blakesleeana was screened for its ability to biotransform the anthelmintic drug albendazole. The fungus produced three metabolites in the presence of the carbon and nitrogen sources studied. The transformation was identified by HPLC and the structures of the transformation products were assigned by LC-MS-MS analysis and on the basis of previous reports. The results indicated that the fungus metabolized albendazole into albendazole sulfoxide (M1), albendazole sulfone (M2) and an N-methyl metabolite of albendazole sulfoxide (M3). The effect of carbon and nitrogen source on the biotransformation of albendazole was significant. Among the carbon and nitrogen sources studied, fructose and urea respectively produced maximum extent of biotransformation in terms of substrate depletion. Among the carbon sources studied, maltose produced a higher percentage of M1 whereas M2 and M3 were produced to their maximum extent in presence of d-fructose in terms of metabolite per unit quantity of biomass. In the case of nitrogen sources, ammonium acetate, calcium nitrate and barium nitrate produced maximum percentage of M1, M2 and M3 respectively. The results reveal that the carbon and nitrogen source significantly influence the microbial transformation both qualitatively and quantitatively.
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