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VASQUEZ, L. et al. CHEMICAL-MICROBIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF PROGESTERONE. Bol. Soc. Chil. Quím. [online]. 2001, vol.46, n.1, pp.29-31. ISSN 0366-1644.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0366-16442001000100006.

Progesterone 3 was obtained by oxidation of 20(S)-hydroxymethylpregn-4-en-3-one 1, with pyridinium chlorochromate. The precursor was obtained by selective microbial degradation of b-sitosterol.

Palavras-chave : Mycobacterium fortuitum; steroids; microbial transformation; oxidation.