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Natural oils are better than organic solvents for the conversion of soybean sterols to 17-ketosteroids by Mycobacterium fortuitum

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Conversion of soybean sterols to 17-ketosteroids by thawed cells of Mycobacterium fortuitum is strongly inhibited by organic solvents. Use of natural oils instead of the solvents leads to enhanced activity, even after 4 h.

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  1. N. Phase
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  2. S. Patil
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The authors are with the School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Vigyan Bhawan, Khandwa Road Campus, Indore-452 001, India.

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Phase, N., Patil, S. Natural oils are better than organic solvents for the conversion of soybean sterols to 17-ketosteroids by Mycobacterium fortuitum . World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 10, 228–229 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00360894

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