Biotransformation of progesterone by microbial steroids

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Fouad, Walaa A ^a   Abbas, I H ^a   Elwan, K M ^b   Swellum, M A ^a   El Dougdoug, Kh A ^c  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Biological Application Dept

^c Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. niger; B. subtilus; HPLC; Microbial steroid; Progesterone biotransformation; TLC

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449173939     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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