Production of testosterone from cholesterol using a single-step microbial transformation of Mycobacterium sp

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 269-272

  Liu, W H ^a   Lo, C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Androst 4 en 3,17 dione; Cholesterol; Mycobacterium; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

CHOLESTEROL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MYCOBACTERIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031464125     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900456     Document Type: Article

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