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Improvement of the 11B - hydroxylation of steroids by fungi /

Sayeda Saleh Mohamed

Improvement of the 11B - hydroxylation of steroids by fungi / تحسين اكسدة السيترويدات فى الوضع ل 11 - بيتا بالفطريات Sayeda Saleh Mohamed ; Supervised Mohamed Ibrahim Ali , Abdelmonem Hassan Elrefai - Cairo : Sayeda Saleh Mohamed , 2008 - 126 Leaves ; 30cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Science - Department of Botany-Microbiology

Cortisol is an effective anti - inflammatory drug and one of the important precursors of other steroid drugs.The incorporation of a hydroxyl group in the 11B - position of cortexolone (reichstein's substance S) by a microbial catalyst is of considerable commercial value in the production of pharmaceutical cortico - streoids



Cotexolone Cunninghamella elegans Hydroxylation