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Effect of cell immobilization and organic solvents on sulfoxidation and steroid hydroxylation byMortierella isabellina

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The effects of calcium alginate bead immobilization and the presence of organic solvents on two bioconversion reactions carried out byMortierella isabellina ATCC 42613 have been investigated. These reactions, the 14α-hydroxylation of progesterone and the sulfoxidation of thioanisole, both proceed in high yield using resting-cell bioconversions, but are not carried out by alginate bead preparations in the absence of an organic co-solvent, the best results being obtained with 5 or 10% aqueous methanol. The stereoselectivity of sulfoxidation, of thioanisole was found to be dependent upon the nature and concentration of organic co-solvent.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Brock University, L2S 3A1, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    Herbert L. Holland, Sankarlal Poddar & Brian Tripet

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Holland, H.L., Poddar, S. & Tripet, B. Effect of cell immobilization and organic solvents on sulfoxidation and steroid hydroxylation byMortierella isabellina . Journal of Industrial Microbiology 10, 195–197 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569766

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