Biotransformation of Dydrogesterone by Cell Suspension Cultures of Azadirachta indica

Authors

. AZIZUDDIN
- SAIFULLAH
SAIFULLAH KHAN
MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHOUDHARY
- ATTA-UR-RAHMAN

DOI

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Abstract

Biotransformation of dydrogesterone (1) by using cell suspension cultures of Azadirachta indica yielded a metabolite 20R-hydroxy-9\beta ,10\alpha-pregna-4,6-diene-3-one (2). The structure of this compound was deduced on the basis of various spectroscopic techniques.

Keywords

Biotransformation, dydrogesterone, cell suspension cultures, Azadirachta indica

First Page

141

Last Page

146

Recommended Citation

AZIZUDDIN, .; SAIFULLAH, -; KHAN, SAIFULLAH; CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD IQBAL; and ATTA-UR-RAHMAN, - (2008) "Biotransformation of Dydrogesterone by Cell Suspension Cultures of Azadirachta indica," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 32: No. 2, Article 1. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol32/iss2/1