Microbial transformations of the antimelanoma agent betulinic acid

SA Kouzi, P Chatterjee, JM Pezzuto…

Index: Chatterjee, Parnali; Pezzuto, John M.; Kouzi, Samir A. Journal of Natural Products, 1999 , vol. 62, # 5 p. 761 - 763

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Abstract

Microbial transformation studies of the antimelanoma agent betulinic acid (1) were conducted. Screening experiments showed a number of microorganisms capable of biotransforming 1. Three of these cultures, Bacillus megaterium ATCC 14581, ...

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