Physiological and biochemical improvement of the enzyme side-chain degradation of cholesterol by Fusarium solani

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Sallam, Lotfy A R ^a   El Refai, Abdel Monem ^a   El Minofi, Hassan A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Androstadienedione; Androstenedione; Cholesterol; Fermentation; Fusarium solani; Side chain degradation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; KETONES; PH EFFECTS;

BIOCHEMICAL IMPROVEMENT; SIDE-CHAIN DEGRADATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444287250     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Arima K., Nagasawa M., Bae M., Tamura G. Microbial transformation of sterols. I. Decomposition of cholesterol by microorganisms. Agric. Biol. Chem. 33:1969;1636-1643
2. Imshenetskii A.A., Efimochkina E.F., Nazarova T.S., Nikitin L.E. Inhibition of steroid nucleus degradation in mycobacterial transformation. Microbiologya. 44:1975;76. C.A. 83 (1975) 4634
3. Amin A.R., Shah T., Modi V.V., Udupa S.R., Kadha M.S. Microbial transformation of phytosterols from plant latces. J. Ferment. Technol. 63(3):1985;279-281
4. Lui WH. Microbial transformation of testosterone from cholesterol. Fermentation Technol. Ind. App. 1990; 204-209.
5. Szentirmai A. Microbial physiology of side-chain degradation of sterols. J. Ind. Microbiol. 6(2):1990;109-115
6. Szykula J., Hebda C.P., Orpizowski J., Sagnska K. Microbial transformation of neutral fraction and upgraded neutral fraction of polish tail oil. Biotechnol. Lett. 13(12):1991;917-922
7. Ahmad S., Roy P.K., Khan A.W., Basu S.K., Jhori B.N. Microbial transformation of sterols to C-19 steroids by Rhodococcus equi. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 75:1991;557-563
8. Sirvastava A., Patal S. Dependence of steroid 1(2)-dehydrogenase of the C-17 side-chain during cholesterol metabolism by immobilized Mycobacterium fertutum. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 11:1995;284-294
9. Lui W.H., Lo C.K. Production of testosterone from cholesterol using a single step microbial transformation of mycobacterium sp. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 19(4):1997;269-272
10. Kutney JP, Milanova RK, Vssilev CD, Stefanov SS, Nedelcheva NV. Process for the microbial conversion of phytosterols to androstenedione and androstadienedione. PCT. Int. Appl. Wo 99 49, 075. C.A. 1999; 131: 242083v.
11. Sallam L.A.R., EL-Refai A.H., Naim N., EL-Minofi H.A. Side-chain degradation of sterols by some local microorganisms. Egypt J. Microbiol. 22(2):1987;339-348
12. Khohei M, Noriaki K. 1-Dehydro-17α-methyl-testerone prepared by oxidation using Clostridium lagenariu. Japan Patent (1969), C.A.71, 1969, p. 20931Y.
13. Sallam L.A.R., EL-Refai A.H., EL-Kady I.A. Thin-layer chromatography of some C-21, C-19 and C-18 steroids. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 15:1969;309-315
14. Capek A., Hanc O., Tadra M. Microbial transformation of steroids. Folia Microbiol. 11:1966;159-162
15. El-Minofi HA. Biochemical studies on the microbial transformation of sterols. MSC Thesis, 1985, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
16. Wix G., Buki K.G., Tomorkeny E., Ambrus G. Inhibition of steroid nucleus degradation in mycobacterium transformation. Steroids. 11:1968;401
17. Ngasawa M., Hashiba H., Murakami M., Bae M., Tamura G., Aruma K. Microbial transformation of sterols V. Inhibitors of microbial degradation of cholesterol. Agric. Biol. Chem. 34:1970;801-838