The viability and C11
-hydroxylation activity of
Absidia coerulea were measured aftertreatment with compressed or supercritical CO
2 and C
2H
4 under various initial pHand temperature conditions. The specific activity of
A. coerulea on C11
-hydroxylationcan reach 23% and 75%, respectively, after treatment with 7.5 MPa of CO
2 and C
2H
4,leading to the feasibility of enhancing both the solubility of the reactants and the
-hydrocortisone yield for the hydroxylation of Reichsterin's substance acetate by usingsupercritical C
2H
4 as an alternative to the organic solvent.