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Demethylation of 7-methoxyisoflavone by Penicillium cyclopium

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The ability of various strains of fungi to transform isoflavones was studied. It was found that demethylation of 7-methoxyisoflavon is effected by Penicillium cyclopium.

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  1. Chinoin Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Lászlo Bátkai & Lászlo Feuer

  2. Research Group for Alcaloid Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Mihály Nográdi & Loránd Farkas

  3. Institute of Medical Chemistry, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

    István Horváth

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Bátkai, L., Nográdi, M., Farkas, L. et al. Demethylation of 7-methoxyisoflavone by Penicillium cyclopium . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 90, 165–166 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414520

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