Biotechnology Letters, Vol.17, No.11, 1241-1246, 1995
Isolation and Partial Characterization of a New Mutant for Sterol Biotransformation in Mycobacterium Sp
A new sterol biotransforming mutant was isolated from NRRL-B3683 Mycobacterium sp, after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. The mutant showed an enhanced; ability to biotransform stigmasterol into 17-ketosteroids compared with the parental strain.
Keywords:MICROBIAL CONVERSION;DEGRADATION