Investigations of the microbial transformation of cortisol to prednisolone in urine samples

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 54-60

  Bredehöft, Michael ^a   Baginski, Rainer ^b   Parr, Maria Kristina ^a   Thevis, Mario ^a   Schänzer, Wilhelm ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotransformation; Corticosteroids; Cortisol; Dehydrogenation; Doping analysis; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDROGENATION; DOPING; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; URINALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 84857789304     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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