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World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 1994 Mar;10(2):228-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00360894.

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

World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

N Phase, S Patil

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PMID: 24420954 DOI: 10.1007/BF00360894

Abstract

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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