Microbial transformation of azaarenes and potential uses in pharmaceutical synthesis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 871-889

  Parshikov, Igor A ^a   Netrusov, Alexander I ^b   Sutherland, John B ^c  

^a I M SECHENOV FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Azaarenes; Biotransformation; Drugs; Heterocyclic compounds; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

AZAARENES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUGS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PHARMACOLOGY;

BIOACTIVITY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DRUG; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COMAMONAS; CUNNINGHAMELLA ECHINULATA; CUNNINGHAMELLA ELEGANS; FUSARIUM; MORAXELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PICHIA ANOMALA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STREPTOMYCES;

AZA COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUNGI; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

FUNGI;

EID: 84864620769     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4220-z     Document Type: Review

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