Microbial steroid transformations: Current state and prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1423-1447

  Donova, Marina V ^a   Egorova, Olga V ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Dehydrogenation; Hydroxylation; Microbial transformation; Side chain degradation; Steroid; Sterol; Sterol catabolism; Whole cell biocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DEHYDROGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCESS MONITORING; REDOX REACTIONS;

MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; SIDE CHAIN DEGRADATION; STEROID; STEROL; STEROL CATABOLISM; WHOLE-CELL BIOCATALYSIS;

CELL ENGINEERING;

PHYTOSTEROL; STEROID;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; REDOX CONDITIONS; STEROID; STEROL;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOPROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; STEROID HYDROXYLATION; WHOLE CELL; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; STEROIDS;

EID: 84866309060     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4078-0     Document Type: Review

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