Biotransformation of Steroids and Flavonoids by Cultures of Aspergillus niger

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 903-923

  Parshikov, Igor A ^a   Sutherland, John B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biotransformation; Flavonoids; Organic compounds; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOCONVERSION; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGI; LIPIDS; O RINGS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUSED CYCLOHEXANE RINGS; HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; L-PHENYLALANINE; STEROIDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CATECHIN; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; CYCLOPENTANE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; SAPONIN; SQUALENE; STEROID; STEROID EPOXIDE; TRITERPENOID SQUALENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLEAVAGE OF RING; DEHYDROGENATION; DEMETHYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; STEROIDS;

EID: 84937812240     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1619-x     Document Type: Article

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