The invention discloses an application of
acetone / isopropanol circulation in preparation of
ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) by an
enzyme method, and provides an environment-friendly, economic and efficient new idea for preparation of UDCA by a two-step
enzyme method. The method comprises the following steps of 1, reducing
acetone into isopropanol by using ketoreductase, and converting NADPH / NADH intoNADP+ / NAD+ to provide NADP+ / NAD+ for catalyzing
chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) to generate 7KLCA by using 7alpha
steroid dehydrogenase (7alpha HSDH); in the second step, isopropanol being oxidized intoacetone through isopropanol
dehydrogenase, NADP+ / NAD+ being converted into NADPH / NADH, and NADPH / NADH being provided for catalyzing 7KLCA to generate UDCA through 7beta
steroid dehydrogenase (7beta HSDH). According to the two-step
enzyme method,
immobilized enzyme is utilized, the process is simple, second-step reaction can be carried out through simple treatment after first-step reaction is finished, and intermediate purification is not needed; the addition amount of NADP+ / NAD+ in the reaction is small, and
acetone and isopropanol can be recycled, so production cost and the
environmental protection pressure are greatly reduced.