title: Synthesis of 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone and 7beta-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone.
abstract: The fermentation of dehydroepiandrosterone synthesized from the starting material diosgenin using Mucor racemosus produced 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone and 7beta-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone. The bioactivity of the microbial metabolites is also discussed. The species M. racemosus was isolated by screening among stains from soil samples collected from various parts of China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China.
authors.forename: Heping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wenzhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shan
mesh_terms: D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone