Steroidogenesis in the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-179

  Plemenitaš, Ana ^a   Kastelic Suhadolc, Tatjana ^a   Žigon, Dušan ^b   Žakelj Mavrič, Marija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

17 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Endogenous steroidogenesis; Fungi; GC MS; Pleurotus ostreatus; Signalling; Steroid hormones; Testololactone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOLOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

FUNGI; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS;

EID: 0033048581     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00053-X     Document Type: Article

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