Influences of nitrogen sources on usnic acid production in a cultured mycobiont of the lichen Usnea hirta (L.) wigg

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1900-1902

  Kinoshita, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshikazu ^b   Kurokawa, Teiko ^c   Yoshimura, Isao ^c  

^a Nippon Paint Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kochi Gakuen College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lichen mycobiont culture; Nitrogen source; Usnea hirta; Usnic acid production

Indexed keywords

USNEA; USNEA HIRTA;

AMINO ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; USNIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LICHENS; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; CULTURE MEDIA; LICHENS; NITROGEN;

EID: 0035433507     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1900     Document Type: Article

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