Methanol → Epothilone E

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Reaction Steps

The concentrated culture is transferred to a 4 liter bioreactor and a methanolic solution of 1 g of epothilone A in 10 ml of methanol is added. The culture is then cultured further for a period of time of 21.5 h. The temperature is 32° C., the stirrer speed is 455 rpm and the introduction of air takes place at 6 l/min. At the time of harvesting, 100 ml of XAD is added and the mixture is incubated further for 1 h. The XAD is separated from the cells by screening and exhaustively eluted with methanol. The concentrated eluate is analysed by means of HPLC.

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