Bioconversion of cholesterol to cholest-4-en-3-one in aqueous/organic solvent two-phase reactors

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 184-189

  Liu, Wen Hsiung ^a   Horng, Wen Chang ^a   Tsai, Miaw Sheue ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter simplex; Bioconversion; Cholest 4 en 3 one; Steroids; Two phase reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLEST 4 EN 3 ONE; CHOLESTEROL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

AERATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029976095     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0229(95)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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