Fungal biotransformation of the caurenoic acid by Aspergillus terreus and evaluation of the inhibitory effect on rat aorta contraction of the obtained derivatives.

• Grant number: 09/12976-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2010
• End date: February 29, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Ricardo Ambrosio
• Grantee: Marilia Rodrigues Simão
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria Adjunta de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação. Universidade de Franca (UNIFRAN). Franca , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 07/54762-8 - Obtaining structural analogues of pimaradienoic acid through the process of fungal biotransformation and study of the effect of these metabolites on the activity of the TcDHODH enzyme and on the contraction of the vascular smooth muscle of the aorta artery of mice, AP.BTA.JP