Microbial transformation of azacarbazoles. VIII. Production of 14C-labelled benzo-alpha-iso-carbolines by permeabilized cells of Kitasatosporia setae strain
Peczyńska-Czoch, W.
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis 35(2): 139-142
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-069X PMID: 3447530 Document Number: 298949
N-1 methylation of benzo-alpha-carbolines performed with Kitasatosporia setae strain yields corresponding benzo-alpha-iso-carbolines, compounds demonstrating relatively strong cytostatic and antitumor properties. To obtain radioactive benzo-alpha-iso-carbolines required for the further studies of their mode of antitumor action, a simple and useful method of the preparation of 14C-labelled compounds by microbial means has been elaborated.