Hydroxylation of prostanoids by fungi. Synthesis of (−)-15-deoxy-19-(R)-hydroxy-PGE1 and (−)-15-deoxy-18-(S)-hydroxy-PGE1

A series of racemic substituted cyclopentanones, with alkyl groups corresponding to the upper prostanoid side chain and (or) the lower prostanoid side chain without the C-15 alcohol, has been synth...