Production of 9,21-dihydroxy-20-methyl-pregna-4-en-3-one from phytosterols in Mycobacterium neoaurum by modifying multiple genes and improving the intracellular environment
Abstract Background Steroid drugs are essential for disease prevention and clinical treatment. However, due to intricated steroid structure, traditional chemical methods are rarely implemented into the whole synthetic process for generating steroid intermediates. Novel steroid drug precursors and th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-12-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01717-w |