Fungal metabolism of cortisol. Major formation of a 5β-dihydro-derivative by Curvularia lunata

Natural Product Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Leblond, Bertrand ^a,c   Azerad, Robert ^b  

^a IRCOF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Ctr Europ de Bioprospective   (France)

Author keywords

14 hydroxycortisol; Cortisol; Curvularia lunata; Microbial hydroxylation

Indexed keywords

14ALPHA HYDROXYCORTISOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA LUNATA; FUNGUS; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STEROID METABOLISM;

CURVULARIA LUNATA;

EID: 0029953489     PISSN: 10575634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10575639608043570     Document Type: Article

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