Studies on Bacillus stearothermophilus. Part III. Transformation of testosterone

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-52

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

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6ALPHA HYDROXYANDROST 4 EN 3,17 DIONE; 6ALPHA HYDROXYTESTOSTERONE; 6BETA HYDROXYANDROST 4 EN 3,17 DIONE; 6BETA HYDROXYTESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROXYLATION; HYDROXYTESTOSTERONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TESTOSTERONE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038574341     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1269-8     Document Type: Article

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