摘要:
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE PRODUCTION OF ACETALS AND KETALS OF 2B,16A-DIHYDROXYHYDROCORTISONE AND ACYL DERIVATIVES THEREOF. THESE COMPOUNDS ARE PREPARED BY SUBJECTING ACETALS AND KETALS OF 16A-HYDROXYCORTEXOLONE TO THE ACTION OF ENZYMES OF ABSIDIA COERULEA. THE FINAL PRODUCTS OF THIS INVENTION ARE THERAPEUTICALLY USEFUL COMPOUNDS POSSESSING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND PROGESTATIONAL ACIVITY. IN ADDITION, THE PRODUCTS OF THIS INVENTION ARE USEFUL AS ANTI-OXIDANTS AND ANTI-CORROSIVE AGENTS. THEY ARE ALSO SURFACTANTS AND THUS MAY BE EMPLOYED AS EMULSIFIERS AND WETTING AGENTS.