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The biotransformation of some steroids by Cephalosporium aphidicola

1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0031-9422(93)85284-x

1873-3700

James R. Hanson, Habib Nasir,

Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry

Hydroxylation of 5α-androstan-3-one and 3,6-dione by C. aphidicola takes place at C-17β and, in the case of the latter, at C-5α. The fungus reduces 5α-androstan-17-one and the 3,17-dione to the 17β-alcohols.