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Degradation of steroids by microorganisms. XVIII. The reversibility of steroid-l-dehydrogenation during microbial side chain degradation of sterols by Nocardia
✍ Scribed by R. Komel; H. Groh; Dr. C. Hörhold
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0233-111X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The aerobic side chain degradation of sterols often leads to mixtures of 1,4‐diene and 4‐ene compounds. By an additional anaerobic step a practically complete reverse reaction of the steroid‐1‐dehydrogenation occurs yielding only the corresponding 4‐ene compound.