Biologically pure culture of mutant mycobacterium

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1980-09-08

1982-07-13

Tanenholtz, Alvin E.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, per se ; compositions thereof; proces of...

Bacteria or actinomycetales; media therefor

435863, C12N 120

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ABSTRACT:
Mutants which are used in a novel microbiological process to selectively degrade steroids having 17-alkyl side chains of from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, to androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (ADD) and androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (AD). ADD and AD are valuable intermediates to make useful steroids.

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Metzler, Biochemistry, The Chemical Reaction of Living Cells, Academic Press, Inc., pp. 945 & 946, (1977).

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