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THE transformation of steroids by micro-organisms has been extensively applied to the steroid hormones and their derivatives1. More recently this technique has been extended to other compounds2. However, the dehydroxylation reaction of steroids by micro-organisms has not been reported.
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HAYAKAWA, S., KUROKAWA, K. Microbiological Dehydroxylation of Cholic Acid. Nature 199, 490 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199490a0
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