Archives of Pharmacal Research vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 261 - 265
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SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In a microbial cell-free extract system, side chain cleavage on various sterols and steroids was tested. The cell-free extracts of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 showed the side chain cleavage activity on lithocholic acid to form 5β-androstan-3,17-dione. The properties of the activity were examined.