Table 1.

Calculated TON for whole-cell bioconversions of E. coli C43(DE3) (pIT2cyp154C5) (pACYCcamAB) and six different steroid substrates at 30°C

Substrate	TON (μmol substrate consumed min-1 μmol-1 CYP154C5)
Pregnenolone (1)	3.28 ± 0.05
Dehydroepinadrosterone (2)	2.90 ± 0.17
Progesterone (3)	3.33 ± 0.10
Androstenedione (4)	2.15 ± 0.03
Testosterone (5)	0.82 ± 0.01
Nandrolone (6)	1.24 ± 0.15

Values represent the mean of triplicate measurements.