Bioconversion of hydrocortisone by unicellular microalga Oocystis pusilla

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Ghasemi, Younes ^a   Rasoul Amini, Sara ^a   Morowvat, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Azam, Seyed Bagher Mosavi ^a   Shokravi, Shadman ^b   Mohagheghzadeh, Abdolali ^a   Ghoshoon, Mohammad Bagher ^a   Raee, Mohammad Javad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Hydrocortisone; Oocystis pusilla

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERMENTATION; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SULFATE MINERALS;

HYDROCORTISONE; KETONE REDUCTION; OOCYSTIS PUSILLA; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; SIDE CHAIN DEGRADATION; SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS; UNICELLULAR MICROALGA;

BIOCONVERSION;

OOCYSTIS PUSILLA;

EID: 45949088105     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.293.298     Document Type: Article

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