Steroid Biotransformation (With Diagram) | Microbiology
Sterol is a polycyclic alcohol such as a cholesterol or ergosterol. Cortisone steroid can be synthesized chemically from deoxycholic acid. This process requires 37 steps many of which must be carried out under extreme condition of temperature and pressure with the resulting product costing over $200 per gram. Deoxycholic acid → Cortisone So cortisone synthesis is an example of steroid [...]