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Microbiological transformations of steroids

1. Preparation of 17α,20β,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one with the aid of actinomycetes

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On fermentation of Reichstein's substance S with a culture ofStreptomyces albus 3006, 17α,20β-21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was formed in high yield.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry of Natural Products, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, USSR

    L. M. Kogan, M. S. Oranskaya, N. N. Suvorov, G. K. Skryabin & I. V. Torgov

  2. Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, USSR

    L. M. Kogan, M. S. Oranskaya, N. N. Suvorov, G. K. Skryabin & I. V. Torgov

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Kogan, L.M., Oranskaya, M.S., Suvorov, N.N. et al. Microbiological transformations of steroids. Russ Chem Bull 11, 279–280 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00908034

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