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Progesterone transformations as a diagnostic feature in the generaAlternaria, Stemphylium andCladosporium

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Various species of the generaAlternaria, Stemphylium andCladosporium were shown to display a specific reaction characteristic for the given genus. In theAlternaria genus this is a 1-2-dehydrogenation of the A ring of the steroid molecule, inStemphylium 14α-hydroxylation and inCladosporium 7β-hydroxylation. This chemotaxonomic feature may supplement morphological and functional criteria in the taxonomy of filamentous fungi (Hyphomycetes).

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  1. Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 130 00, Prague 3

    A. Čapek, O. Fassatiová & O. Hanč

  2. Department of Botany, Charles University, Prague 2

    A. Čapek, O. Fassatiová & O. Hanč

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Čapek, A., Fassatiová, O. & Hanč, O. Progesterone transformations as a diagnostic feature in the generaAlternaria, Stemphylium andCladosporium . Folia Microbiol 19, 378–380 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872822

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