Biotransformation of cholesterol by Micrococcus species mediated by plasmid DNA

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 411-415

  Dogra, N ^a   Qazi, G N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Micrococcus species; Steroid biotransformation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHOLESTEROL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL LOCATION; MICROBE METABOLISM; MITOMYCIN C; PLASMID DNA;

MICROCOCCUS;

EID: 0032880893     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008990910303     Document Type: Article

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