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Review

Transformation of Terpenoids and Steroids Using Actinomycetes of the Genus Rhodococcus

by
Polina Yu. Maltseva
1,2,
Natalia A. Plotnitskaya
1,2 and
Irina B. Ivshina
1,2,*
1
Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Golev Str., 614081 Perm, Russia
2
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Perm State University, 15 Bukirev Str., 614990 Perm, Russia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2024, 29(14), 3378; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29143378
Submission received: 25 June 2024 / Revised: 12 July 2024 / Accepted: 17 July 2024 / Published: 18 July 2024

Abstract

Terpenoids and steroids are secondary plant and animal metabolites and are widely used to produce highly effective pharmacologically significant compounds. One of the promising approaches to the transformation of these compounds to form bioactive metabolites is their transformation using microorganisms. Rhodococcus spp. are one of the most developed objects in biotechnology due to their exceptional metabolic capabilities and resistance to extreme environmental conditions. In this review, information on the processes of biotransformation of terpenoid and steroid compounds by actinomycetes of the genus Rhodococcus and their molecular genetic bases are most fully collected and analyzed for the first time. Examples of the use of both native whole-cell catalysts and mutant strains and purified enzyme systems for the production of derivatives of terpenoids and steroids are given.
Keywords: actinomycetes; biotransformation; steroids; terpenoids; Rhodococcus actinomycetes; biotransformation; steroids; terpenoids; Rhodococcus

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Maltseva, P.Y.; Plotnitskaya, N.A.; Ivshina, I.B. Transformation of Terpenoids and Steroids Using Actinomycetes of the Genus Rhodococcus. Molecules 2024, 29, 3378. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29143378

AMA Style

Maltseva PY, Plotnitskaya NA, Ivshina IB. Transformation of Terpenoids and Steroids Using Actinomycetes of the Genus Rhodococcus. Molecules. 2024; 29(14):3378. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29143378

Chicago/Turabian Style

Maltseva, Polina Yu., Natalia A. Plotnitskaya, and Irina B. Ivshina. 2024. "Transformation of Terpenoids and Steroids Using Actinomycetes of the Genus Rhodococcus" Molecules 29, no. 14: 3378. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29143378

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