Pteroylglutamic Acid-like Effect of Dehydroisoandrosterone on Growth of Certain Microorganisms.

Abstract

Dehydroisoandrosterone acetate was found to have pteroylglutamic acid-like activity for Streptococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus casei and sulfonamide-treated Escherichia coli. The activity of the steroid differs from that of thymine but is of the same order of magnitude.