Microbial Transformations of Steroids

PrefaceChapter I Introduction Earliest Work - Nonsteroid Earliest Work - Steroid Significance of Discovery of Antiinflammatory Action of Cortisone First Hydroxylations First Dehydrogenations Manufacture of Natural and Synthetic Corticosteroids New Trends in ResearchChapter II Chemical Classification of Microbial Transformations of Steroids The Role of Enzymes in Microbial Transformations Practical Implications The Classes of Chemical Reactions Oxidation Reduction Esterification of Steroid Alcohols Isomerization of Double Bonds Miscellaneous Addition, Rearrangement, and Elimination Processes Resolution of Steroids from Total SynthesisChapter III The Construction and Use of Table I Order of the Table Nomenclature Description of the Transformation Leading to the Product Yield Organism Constants References Table I: Transformations by ProductChapter IV Taxonomy System of Classification Classes and Major Orders of Fungi and Bacteria (Reported to Transform Steroids) Hydroxylation - Taxonomic Distribution According to Order Hydroxylation - Taxonomic Distribution According to Genus Δ1-Dehydrogenation - Taxonomic Distribution According to Genus Table II: Taxonomy to SpeciesChapter V The Construction and Use of Table III - Transformations by Genus Order of the Table Specific Notes on Divisions of the Table Genera Species Sources Substrates Reactions References Culture Collections (Source of Cultures) Table III: Transformations by GenusChapter VI BibliographyChapter VII Bibliographical Appendix