[Bioconversion of beta-sitosterol and its complex esters by Rhodococcus actinobacteria].

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[Bioconversion of beta-sitosterol and its complex esters by Rhodococcus actinobacteria].

Prikladnaia biokhimiia i mikrobiologiia - 1 Jan 2000

Ivshina I B, Grishko V V, Nogovitsina E M, Kukina T P, Tolstikov G A

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The ability of pure cultures of Rhodococcus actinobacteria from the Ural specialized collection of alkanotrophic microorganisms (World Federation for Culture Collections accession number 768; http://www.ecology.psu.ru/iegmcol) to convert beta-sitosterol (BSS) and its 3beta-acylated derivatives was studied. Rhodococcus strains with pronounced cholesterol oxidase activity, capable of converting BSS to...

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Alkanes
Cholesterol Oxidase
Esters
Mutation
Rhodococcus
Sitosterols
Stigmasterol
Testosterone

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PMID: 16358751

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