| abstract |
A microbial process for producing 12-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3,17-dione which comprises cultivating a microbe of the species Pseudomonas putida, which is capable of producing 12-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3,17-dione by utilizing deoxycholic acid or a salt thereof as a substrate, in a culture medium containing the substrate to produce 12-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3,17-dione and collecting the product. |