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Microbial-Catalyzed Biotransformation of Multifunctional Triterpenoids Derived from Phytonutrients

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Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery (AuRIns), Level 9, FF3, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Department of Basic Sciences, DHA Suffa University, Off, Khayaban-e-Tufail, Phase VII (Extension), DHA, Karachi 75500, Pakistan
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15(7), 12027-12060; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712027
Received: 22 May 2014 / Revised: 12 June 2014 / Accepted: 26 June 2014 / Published: 7 July 2014
(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
Microbial-catalyzed biotransformations have considerable potential for the generation of an enormous variety of structurally diversified organic compounds, especially natural products with complex structures like triterpenoids. They offer efficient and economical ways to produce semi-synthetic analogues and novel lead molecules. Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi could catalyze chemo-, regio- and stereospecific hydroxylations of diverse triterpenoid substrates that are extremely difficult to produce by chemical routes. During recent years, considerable research has been performed on the microbial transformation of bioactive triterpenoids, in order to obtain biologically active molecules with diverse structures features. This article reviews the microbial modifications of tetranortriterpenoids, tetracyclic triterpenoids and pentacyclic triterpenoids. View Full-Text
Keywords: microbial transformation; tetranortriterpenoids; tetracyclic triterpenoids; pentacyclic triterpenoids; biocatalysis microbial transformation; tetranortriterpenoids; tetracyclic triterpenoids; pentacyclic triterpenoids; biocatalysis
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Shah, S.A.A.; Tan, H.L.; Sultan, S.; Faridz, M.A.B.M.; Shah, M.A.B.M.; Nurfazilah, S.; Hussain, M. Microbial-Catalyzed Biotransformation of Multifunctional Triterpenoids Derived from Phytonutrients. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 12027-12060. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712027

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Shah SAA, Tan HL, Sultan S, Faridz MABM, Shah MABM, Nurfazilah S, Hussain M. Microbial-Catalyzed Biotransformation of Multifunctional Triterpenoids Derived from Phytonutrients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15(7):12027-12060. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712027

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Shah, Syed A.A., Huey L. Tan, Sadia Sultan, Muhammad A.B.M. Faridz, Mohamad A.B.M. Shah, Sharifah Nurfazilah, and Munawar Hussain. 2014. "Microbial-Catalyzed Biotransformation of Multifunctional Triterpenoids Derived from Phytonutrients" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15, no. 7: 12027-12060. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712027

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