Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2029534 | Steroids | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The biotransformations of a series of steroids by the fungus penicillium citreo-viride A.C.C.C. 0402 have been investigated, and the conversion to the same product testolactone (1) was observed from progesterone (2), dehydroepiandrosterone (3), 4-androstene-3, 17-dione (4), 5-androstene-3, 17-diol (5) with the exception of pregnenolone (6) and 3β-hydroxy-5, 16-pregnadien-20-one (7). The possible metabolic pathways of the biotransformations were also discussed in the paper and the fungus penicillium citreo-viride A.C.C.C. 0402 was isolated during screening stains from samples collected from Zhengzhou, Henan province of China.
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Authors
Hong-Min Liu, Heping Li, Lihong Shan, Jian Wu,