PRJNA259593
Pimelobacter simplex strain:VKM Ac-2033D Genome sequencing
Nocardioides simplex VKM Ac-2033D effectively introduces 1(2)-double bond in various 1-unsaturated 3-ketosteroids thus enabling production of valuable pharmaceuticals and the immediate precursors which are widely applied in steroid industry. The strain is also capable of effective hydrolysis of acetylated steroids, utilization of natural sterols, reduction of carbonyl groups at C-17 and C-20 of androstanes and pregnanes, respectively.