Androstenedione production by biotransformation of phytosterols

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 6725-6737

  Malaviya, Alok ^a   Gomes, James ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

1,4 Androstadiene 3,17 dione; 4 Androstene 3,17 dione; Biotransformation; Phytosterol; Steroids

Indexed keywords

KETONES; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOTRANSFORMATION; PHYTOSTEROL; STEROIDS;

ALCOHOLS;

1,4 ANDROSTEN 3,17 DIONE; 4 ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; LIPOSOME; PHYTOSTEROL; PROGESTERONE; SITOSTEROL; SOLASODINE; STIGMASTEROL;

ALCOHOLS; KETONES; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLISM; STEROID; STEROL;

BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MICROEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 44449146371     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.039     Document Type: Review

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