79694-52-3Relevant articles and documents
ISOLATION AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE PRODUCTS OF CHOLESTEROL BIODEGRADATION BY THE MUTANT Mycobacterium sp. CCM 3529
Mickova, Ruzena,Hutlova, Hana,Pihera, Pavel,Protiva, Jiri,Schwarz, Vladimir
, p. 1110 - 1113 (2007/10/02)
During the biodegradation of cholesterol by the mutant Mycobacterium sp.CCM 3529 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione (II) is formed as the main product.The following compounds were identified as characteristic by-products: a mixture of methyl esters IV and V in a 1:3 ratio, 4-androstene-3,17-dione (III), 22-hydroxy derivative I, 17β-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one (XIII) and 17β-hydroxy-1,4-androstadien-3-one (XII).