K. Wang, Young Liang-Hwa, Wang Yu
1990
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Cycloartenol (I) and 24-methylenecycloartanol (II) are the major triterpene alcohols present in the rice bran oil. Upon exposure of I, II and lanosterol to the growing culture of Mycobacterium sp . (NRRL B-3805), androsta-4,8(14)-diene-3, 17-dione III) was isolated and characterized as the major metabolite in 34%, 35% and 30% yield, respectively.