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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
The change in product pattern during transformation of progesterone by calcium alginate entrapped spores of Aspergillus ochraceus TS (A. ochraceus TS) due to germination in situ is reported. While progesterone was transformed exclusively to its 11 alpha-hydroxy derivative by both free and immobilized spores of A. ochraceus TS, the latter germinated in situ by yeast extract furnished 11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and C19 steroids during transformation under identical conditions. The characterization of metabolite(s) and the pathway proposed demonstrated that delta 1-dehydrogenation and lysis of C17-C20 bond are apparently two independent reactions. The change in product profile due to activation of immobilized spores is believed to be caused by accumulation of compatible solutes in the biocatalyst which had relatively low water content.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
192
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Onset of new catalytic activity in immobilized spores of Aspergillus ochraceus TS due to in situ germination: C17-C20 lysis accompanies 11 alpha-hydroxylation of steroid.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't