Cholesterol-degrading bacteria: Isolation, characterization and bioconversion

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-105

  Yazdi, M T ^a   Malekzadeh, F ^a   Khatami, H ^a   Kamranpour, N ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Cholesterol; Isolation; Microbial degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHOLEST 4 EN 3 ONE; CHOLESTEROL; GENETIC STRAIN; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

AGROBACTERIUM;

EID: 0034113298     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008920105720     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Ahmad, S., Garg, S.K. & Johri, B.N. 1992 Biotransformation of sterols: selective cleavage of the side chain. Biotechnology Advances 10, 1-67.
2. Allain, C.C., Poon, L.S., Chen, C.G., Richmond, W. & Paul, C. Fu. 1974 Enzymatic determination of total serum cholesterol. Clinical Chemistry 20, 470-475.
3. Baron, E.J. & Finegold, S.M. 1990 Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, pp. 386-400. C.V. Mosby Company. ISBN 0-8016-0344-7.
4. Becker, B. & Lechvalier, M.P. 1964 Rapid differentiation between Nocardia and Streptomyces by paper chromatography of whole-cell hydrolysate. Applied Microbiology 12, 323-421.
5. Keddie, M.R. et al. 1986 Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2, Ch. 15. Williams and Wilkins.
6. Lee, M.T., Chen, W.C. & Chou, C.C. 1997 Nutritional factors that effect the production of cholesterol oxidase by Rhodococcus equi no. 23. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 26, 159-162.
7. Nagasawa, M. & Bae, M. 1969 Microbial transformation of sterols. I. Decomposition of cholesterol by microorganisms. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 33, 1644-1650.
8. Robbers, J.E., Speedie, M.K. & Tyler, V.E. 1995 Pharmacognosy and Pharmaco-biotechnology, pp. 107-130. Williams and Wilkins.
9. Salami, L.A.R., El-Rafai, A.H., Naim, N. & El-Minofi, H.A. 1988 Side chain degradation of sterols by some local microorganisms. Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 22, 339-348.
10. Srivastava, S.K., Srivastava, R.A.K. & Mathur, S.N. 1985 Biotransformation of sugarcane sterols into androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (ADD) by Arthrobacter globiformis str. Oxydans. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 59, 399-402.