Transformations of steroids by Beauveria bassiana

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Huszcza, Ewa ^a   Dmochowska Gładysz, Jadwiga ^a   Bartmańska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biotransformation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 14944346019     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-1-219     Document Type: Article

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