Preliminary studies for cephamycin C purification technique

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2012 Jan;166(1):208-21. doi: 10.1007/s12010-011-9417-6. Epub 2011 Nov 5.

Abstract

A study was made for purification of cephamycin C from fermentation of Streptomyces clavuligerus. Initially, the culture broth was clarified by microfiltration and ultrafiltration, after which the resulting permeates were subjected to nonspecific adsorption and ion-exchange chromatography on resin columns. The antibiotic activity was measured by the biological method at each stage by assaying its activity against the Escherichia coli ESS, super sensitive to β-lactam antibiotic. The purification processes were assessed in relation to the variables affecting each step. The purification efficiency by nonspecific adsorption was monitored by UV spectrophotometry, while the ion-exchange adsorption fractions were assessed by NMR spectroscopy. Some of the fractions obtained during purification were also analyzed by mass spectrometry (LC/MS and LC/MS/MS) to identify the cephamycin C molecule. These preliminary results proved the process feasibility.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Cephamycins / chemistry*
  • Cephamycins / isolation & purification*
  • Cephamycins / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Fermentation
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*
  • beta-Lactams / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Cephamycins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • beta-Lactams
  • cephamycin C