Biotransformation of steroidal drugs using microorganisms screened from various sites in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-73

  Manosroi, Jiradej ^a   Abe, Masahiko ^b   Manosroi, Aranya ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Microorganisms; Prednisolone; Soil samples

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; SOILS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROIDAL DRUGS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUNNINGHAMELLA; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOIL; THAILAND; VEGETABLE;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CUNNINGHAMELLA BLAKESLEEANA; SOLANUM LACINIATUM;

EID: 0033167861     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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