Microbiological transformations. Part 3. The oxidation of androstene derivatives with the fungus Cunninghamella elegans
Abstract
The products obtained from the incubation of some Δ4- and Δ5-androstene derivatives with Cunninghamella elegans are largely those arising from allylic oxidation or epoxidation of the double bond, but some 9-, 12-, 14-, and 16-hydroxylation also occurs.