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Steroid transformations with Fusarium oxysporum var. cubense and Colletotrichum musae
Wilson, Maureen R.,Gallimore, Winklet A.,Reese, Paul B.
, p. 834 - 843 (2007/10/03)
The utility of two locally isolated fungi, pathogenic to banana, for steroid biotransformation has been studied. The deuteromycetes Fusarium oxysporum var. cubense (IMI 326069, UAMH 9013) and Colletotrichum musae (IMI 374528, UAMH 8929) had not been examined previously for this potential. In general, F. oxysporum var. cubense effected 7α hydroxylation on 3β-hydroxy- Δ5-steroids, 6β, 12β, and 15α hydroxylation on steroidal-4-ene-3-ones, side-chain degradation on 17α,21-dihydroxypregnene-3,20-diones, and 15α hydroxylation on estrone. Both strains were shown to perform redox reactions on alcohols and ketones.
Transformed steroids 195. Introduction of the 9α-hydroxygroup into Δ5-3β-hydroxysteroids by Circinella sp. mold
Voishvillo, N. E.,Istomina, Z. I.,Kamernitsky, A. V.
, p. 689 - 695 (2007/10/02)
A preparative method of 9α-hydroxylation of Δ5-3β-hydroxysteroids using the fungi of Circinella sp.IOKh-1220 not capable of modifying the ring A has been developed.It is established that the yields of the main and the side products greatly depend on the transformation conditions, mycelium age, and the structure of the steroid substrate.Under the optimal transformation conditions novel 9α-hydroxysubstituted derivatives of androstenolone, pregnenolone, 16-dehydro-16α,17α-epoxy-, and 16α-methoxypregnenolone have been obtained in 36-80percent yields. - Key words: hydroxylation, Δ5-3β-hydroxysteroids, Δ5-3β,9α-dihydroxysteroids, Circinella sp.
