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10-Deoxoartemisinin at 0.2 mg ml−1 medium was transformed to 7β-hydroxy deoxoartemisinin by Mucor ramannianus growing on sucrose, 20 g l−1, and peptone, 10 g l−1, at pH 4 and 26 °C. The yield of product was increased from 16% to 45% by selecting optimal culture conditions using a 25−2 factorial design.
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Fiaux de Medeiros, S., Avery, M.A., Avery, B. et al. Biotransformation of 10-deoxoartemisinin to its 7β-hydroxy derivative by Mucor ramannianus . Biotechnology Letters 24, 937–941 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015516929682
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