Metabolic engineering of Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4: A cell factory for testosterone production.

Rhodococcus ruber Chol-4 is a potent steroid degrader that has a great potential as a biotechnological tool. As proof of concept, this work presents testosterone production from 4-androstene-3,17-dione by tailoring innate catabolic enzymes of the steroid catabolism inside the strain. A R. ruber quad...

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Main Authors: Govinda Guevara, Yamileth Olortegui Flores, Laura Fernández de Las Heras, Julián Perera, Juana María Navarro Llorens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220492