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Reduction of 17-keto steroids by anaerobic microorganisms isolated from human fecal flora |
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| Authors: | J Winter S O'Rourke-Locascio V D Bokkenheuser E H Mosbach B I Cohen |
| Abstract: | The 17-keto function of phenolic steroids is reduced by the following intestinal bacteria: Eubacterium lentum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium J-1 and Clostridium innocuum. The 17-keto group of androstenedione is reduced solely by Bacteroides fragilis. |
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