Microbial transformation of triterpenoids

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-320

  Parra, Andres ^a   Rivas, Francisco ^a   Garcia Granados, Andres ^a   Martinez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotransformation; Filamentous fungi; Microbial transformation; Triterpene; Triterpenoid

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION PROCESS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; REGIO-SELECTIVE; SIDE-CHAINS; TERPENOIDS; TRITERPENES; TRITERPENOIDS;

MAMMALS;

EID: 70350126966     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157019309789371569     Document Type: Article

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