Disclosed is a new synthetic pathway for the production of precursors for theproduction of compounds having general formula (8,10,12). During saidsynthesis, compounds of general formal (4,B) are produced in a microbiologicalreaction. The meanings of radicals R7, R10, R11, R13, R17 and R17' and group U-V-W-X-Y-Z are defined in the patent claims.