Studies on Bacillus stearothermophilus: Part II. Transformation of progesterone

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 251-256

  Al Awadi, Sameera ^a   Afzal, M ^a   Oommen, S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Hydroxyprogesterone; Microbial steroid biotransformation; NMR; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,6,20 TRIONE; 6 DEHYDROPROGESTERONE; 6ALPHA,20ALPHA DIHYDROXYPROGESTERONE; 6BETA,20ALPHA DIHYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TIME; KUWAIT; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROGESTERONE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0036815791     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(02)00183-8     Document Type: Article

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