Distinct metabolic handling of 3β-hydroxy-17a-oxa-D-homo-5α-androstan-17-one by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus tamarii KITA: Evidence in support of steroid/hydroxylase binding hypothesis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1771, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1254-1261

  Hunter, A Christy ^a   Bergin Simpson, Hild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus tamarii; Binding orientation; Enzymatic dehydration; Hydroxylation; Microbiological transformation; Steroid hydroxylase; Steroidal lactone

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 17A OXA DEXTRO 5ALPHA ANDROSTAN 17 ONE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; STEROID MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FUNGUS; GEOMETRY; HORMONE BINDING; HYDROXYLATION; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROID METABOLISM;

ANDROSTANES; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HYDROXYLASES; TESTOLACTONE;

ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; FUNGI;

EID: 34548647595     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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