Selective enzymatic esterfication and solvolysis of epimeric vitamin D analog and separation and epimerization of the epimers

摘要

Since the C-24 of the vitamin D derivatives having C-24 hydroxyl branch is a chiral center, there are two epimers, i.e. C-24R hydroxyl and C-24S hydroxyl, that can be found. However, only the diastereomer with C-24S hydroxyl is biologically active. A method for selectively enzymatically esterifying or selectively enzymatically solvolyzing a mixture of epimers of the C-24 hydroxyl vitamin D derivatives is disclosed here. The method can be used to separate these two diastereomers from a mixture of the epimers thereof for purification process. In addition, the method can be used for isomerising the C-24R hydroxyl epimer for further recycling purposes.