Ra. Johnson et al., MICROBIOLOGICAL N-DEOXYGENATION AND C-OXYGENATION OF PIOGLITAZONE-N-OXIDE IN A SINGLE FERMENTATION, Journal of antibiotics, 49(8), 1996, pp. 788-793
Oxygenation of pioglitazone-N'-oxide by a microorganism isolated from
soil was accompanied by N-deoxygenation to produce the pioglitazone me
tabolites yl)-2-pyridyl]ethoxy]benzyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione and 5-[4-
[2-(5-acetyl-2-pyridyl)ethoxy] benzyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione. The oxyg
enating/deoxygenating organism has been characterized as Streptomyces
hygroscopicus strain 02179 (UC 11099). The culture has been deposited
with Agricultural Research Service, USDA, with accession number NRRL 1
8975.