Screening and Selection of a New Medium for Diosgenin Production via Microbial Biocatalysis of <i>Fusarium</i> sp.

Steroidal saponins are widely used as starting precursors and medical intermediates for the semi-/total-synthesis of hundreds of steroidal drugs. One such steroidal saponin is diosgenin, which has attracted significant attention due to the huge market demand in the pharmaceutical industry. Due to wa...

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Main Authors: Wancang Liu, Haibo Xiang, Tao Zhang, Xu Pang, Jing Su, Hongyu Liu, Baiping Ma, Liyan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/5/390