
Microbial Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of steroidal ketones using Beauveria bassiana: Presence of an 11α-hydroxyl group essential to generation of D-homo lactones
Keywords: Steroid biotransformation; Steroidal lactone; Microbial Baeyer–Villiger oxidation; Beauveria bassiana; 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase