Biotransformation of progesterone by whole cells of filamentous fungi Aspergillus brasiliensis

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 919-924

  Hosseinabadi, Tahereh ^a   Vahidi, Hossein ^a   Nickavar, Bahman ^a   Kobarfard, Farzad ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus brasiliensis; Hydroxylation; Microbial transformation; Progesterone; Steroid

Indexed keywords

11ALPHA HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; 14ALPHA HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; CYTOCHROME P450; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; PROGESTERONE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMETHYL SILANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS BRASILIENSIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; INCUBATION TIME; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RETENTION FACTOR; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WHOLE CELL;

EID: 84931090531     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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