Effect of Tween 80 on 9α-steroid hydroxylating activity and ultrastructural characteristics of Rhodococcus sp. cells

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1009-1014

  Avramova, Tatyana ^a   Spassova, Dimitrina ^a   Mutafov, Sava ^a   Momchilova, Svetlana ^a   Boyadjieva, Lilyana ^a   Damyanova, Boryana ^b   Angelova, Blaga ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

9 Steroid hydroxylation; Androstenedione; Rhodococcus; Tween 80; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; FATTY ACID PROFILES; GLUCOSE-GROWN CELLS; HYDROXYDERIVATIVE; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; PERMEABILIZATION; PRODUCT DEGRADATION; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEROID SUBSTRATE; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; TRANSFORMATION REACTIONS; TWEEN 80;

CELL MEMBRANES; DRUG PRODUCTS; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HYDROXYLATION;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 77952243220     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0263-4     Document Type: Article

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