Microbial transformation of sterols. VI. Microbial production of 3-oxobisnorchola-1,4-dien-22-oic acid.
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- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 42 (2) , 411-416
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb1961.42.411
Abstract
Among examined microorganisms which have ability to decompose cholesterol, Nocardia corallina IFO 3338 converted cholesterol to 3-oxobisnorchola-1, 4-dien-22-oic acid (BDA) at the conversion rate of 63%. The conversion product was identified as BDA by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, UV, IR, MS and elemental analysis. The presence of chelating agents or some metal ions was necessary for the accumulation of BDA. The most effective agents for the accumulation were α, α'-dipyridyl and o-phenan-throline. For the production of BDA, cholestanol, β-sitosterol, soy sterol (mixture), cholest-4-en-3-one and lithocholic acid could also be used as substrates other than cholesterol,Keywords
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