Bioproduction of bile acids and the glycine conjugates by Penicillium fungus

Kazuyoshi Ohashi; Yoshitaka Miyagawa; Yuhki Nakamura; Hirotaka Shibuya

doi:10.1007/s11418-007-0190-3

Bioproduction of bile acids and the glycine conjugates by Penicillium fungus

J Nat Med. 2008 Jan;62(1):83-6. doi: 10.1007/s11418-007-0190-3. Epub 2007 Aug 21.

Authors

Kazuyoshi Ohashi¹, Yoshitaka Miyagawa, Yuhki Nakamura, Hirotaka Shibuya

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 729-0292, Japan. ohashi@fupharm.fukuyama-u.ac.jp

PMID: 18404349
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0190-3

Abstract

It has been found that the Penicillium endophytic filamentous fungus with the young stems of Scurrula atroprupurea (Loranthaceae) produces cholic acid, deoxycholic acid and the glycine conjugates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bile Acids and Salts / biosynthesis*
Bile Acids and Salts / chemistry
Cholic Acid / biosynthesis
Deoxycholic Acid / biosynthesis
Glycine / analogs & derivatives
Glycine / biosynthesis*
Glycine / chemistry
Loranthaceae / microbiology*
Molecular Structure
Penicillium / classification
Penicillium / genetics
Penicillium / growth & development
Penicillium / metabolism*
Plant Stems
Ribotyping

Substances

Bile Acids and Salts
Deoxycholic Acid
Cholic Acid
Glycine