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BIODEGRADATION OF CHOLESTEROL BY A MUTANT OF THE Mycobacterium SPECIES
Schwarz, Vladimir,Pihera, Pavel,Protiva, Jiri,Mickova, Ruzena
, p. 2713 - 2720 (2007/10/02)
The biodegradation of cholesterol by the Mycobacterium mutant CCM 3528 gave rise to 22-hydroxy-23,24-bisnorchola-1,4-diene-3-one (I) as the main product.The identified by-products were 24-norchola-1,4-diene-3,22-dione (IX), androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (XV) and their unsaturated analogues, X and XVI respectively.