Pellet morphology, culture rheology and lovastatin production in cultures of Aspergillus terreus

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-77

  Casas Lopez J L ^a   Sanchez Perez J A ^a   Fernandez Sevilla J M ^a   Rodriguez Porcel E M ^a   Chisti, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Broth rheology; Fungal morphology; Lovastatin; Pelleted growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CULTIVATION; FERMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; OXYGEN; RHEOLOGY;

AERATION METHODS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ATCC 20542; LOVASTATIN PRODUCTION; PELLET MORPHOLOGY;

FUNGI;

MEVINOLIN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AERATION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ATMOSPHERE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; DRUG FORMULARY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FERMENTATION; FLOW KINETICS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PELLET EXTRUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TITRIMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS; FERMENTATION; LOVASTATIN; RHEOLOGY;

ANATOMY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; OXYGEN; RHEOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 12344253184     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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