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US 2004/0171853 A1Published application
Microbial process to prepare5-androsten-3beta,7alpha, 15alpha-triol-17-one and related analogues
OwnerMichael Jon White, Ivan Gale Gilbertinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fungal process to prepare 5-androsten-3β,7α,15α-triol-17-one and related analogues.
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A process for the production of steroid compounds of Formula II
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- wherein R is:
- —H or —CO—R1;
- wherein R1 is C1-C5 alkyl;
- by fungal dihydroxylation of steroid compounds of Formula I
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- comprising contacting a steroid of Formula I with a biotransformation culture containing a species of the genus Fusarium capable of 7α,15α-dihydroxylation.
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