Cunninghamella echinulata
| Cunninghamella echinulata | |
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| Cunninghamella echinulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Cunninghamellaceae |
| Genus: | Cunninghamella |
| Species: | C. echinulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cunninghamella echinulata (Thaxt.) Thaxt. ex Blakeslee 1905 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Cunninghamella echinulata var. antarctica
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Cunninghamella echinulata is a fungus species in the genus Cunninghamella.
Biotechnology use
Cunninghamella echinulata has been used to transform cortexolone to hydrocortisone.[1]
Hydroxylation of biphenyl oxide has been studied in C. echinulata.[2]
References
- ↑ Manosroi, J.; Chisti, Y.; Manosroi, A. (2006). "Biotransformation of cortexolone to hydrocortisone by molds using a rapid color development assay". Prikladnaia biokhimiia i mikrobiologiia 42 (5): 547–551. PMID 17066954.
- ↑ Seigle-Murandi, F. M.; Krivobok, S. M. A.; Steiman, R. L.; Benoit-Guyod, J. L. A.; Thiault, G. A. (1991). "Biphenyl oxide hydroxylation by Cunninghamella echinulata". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 39 (2): 428. doi:10.1021/jf00002a041.
External links
"Cunninghamella echinulata". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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