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Adrenosterone is reduced to 11-ketotestosterone by cultures of microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda. The best bioconversion yields (62%) were obtained in cultures containing 3×106 cells/mL of alga and 100 mg of adrenosterone in 400 mL of medium after 10 days at 24°C with a photoperiod light - dark 16:8 h.
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Della Greca, M., Fiorentino, A., Pinto, G. et al. Regiospecific reduction of adrenosterone to 11-ketotestosterone by microalga T76 Scenedesmus quadricauda . Biotechnol Lett 18, 639–642 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00130757
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