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US 4,176,123 AGranted
Steroid intermediates
AssigneeThe Upjohn Company
InventorsJohn C. Knight, Merle G. Wovcha
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Abstract
Novel compounds prepared by microbial transformation using novel mutants to selectively degrade steroids with or without 17-alkyl side chains of from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, inclusive. These compounds can be used as intermediates to make useful steroids.
Claims2
A compound of the formula ##STR7##
A compound of the formula ##STR8##
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.