Biotransformation of Dydrogesterone by Cell Suspension Cultures of Azadirachta indica

Authors: . AZIZUDDIN, - SAIFULLAH, SAIFULLAH KHAN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHOUDHARY, - ATTA-UR-RAHMAN

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

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