REGIOSPECIFIC REDUCTION OF ADRENOSTERONE TO 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE BY MICROALGA T76 SCENEDESMUS-QUADRICAUDA

Authors
DELLAGRECA M FIORENTINO A PINTO G POLLIO A PREVITERA L
Citation
M. Dellagreca et al., REGIOSPECIFIC REDUCTION OF ADRENOSTERONE TO 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE BY MICROALGA T76 SCENEDESMUS-QUADRICAUDA, Biotechnology letters, 18(6), 1996, pp. 639-642
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
639 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1996)18:6<639:RROAT1>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Adrenosterone is reduced to 1.1-ketotestosterone by cultures of microa lga Scenedesmus quadricauda. The best bioconversion yields (62%) were obtained in cultures containing 3 x 10(6) cells/mL of alga and 100 mg of adrenosterone in 400 mL of medium after 10 days at 24 degrees C wit h a photoperiod light - dark 16:8 h.