Isolation and partial characterization of a new mutant for sterol biotransformation in Mycobacterium sp. |
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Authors: | Celso Pérez Ileana Pérez Emilia Hervé |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Steroids, National Center for Scientific Research, P.O.Box 6990, Havana, Cuba |
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Abstract: | Summary A new sterol biotransforming mutant was isolated from NRRL-B3683 Mycobacterium sp. after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. The mutant showed an enhanced ability to biotransform stigmasterol into 17-ketosteroids compared with the parental strain. |
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