The inducibility of 9α-steroid hydroxylating activity in resting Rhodococcus sp. cells

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 585-589

  Mutafov, S ^a   Angelova, B ^a   Avramova, T ^a   Boyadjieva, L ^a   Dimova, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Microbial transformation; Rhodococcus; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RHODOCOCCUS; STEROID HYDROXYLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030755432     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(97)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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