The Microbiological Hydroxylation of 17-Chloroandrosta-4,16-Dien-3-One by Cephalosporium Aphidicola †

Abstract

17-Chloroandrosta-4,16-dien-3-one is hydroxylated at C-6β, C-11α and C-15β by the fungus Cephalosporium aphidicola.

Keywords

Microbiological hydroxylation chloro-steroids

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