Production of lovastatin by Aspergillus terreus: Effects of the C:N ratio and the principal nutrients on growth and metabolite production

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 270-277

  Casas Lopez J L ^a   Sanchez Perez J A ^a   Fernandez Sevilla J M ^a   Acien Fernandez F G ^a   Molina Grima, E ^a   Chisti, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lovastatin; Mevinolin fermentation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FRUCTOSE; GLYCEROL; NITROGEN; PRODUCTION; YEAST;

NUTRIENTS;

METABOLITES;

CARBON; FRUCTOSE; GLYCEROL; LACTOSE; MEVINOLIN; NERGADAN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; INOCULATION; LIQUID; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; SOYBEAN; TABLET FORMULATION; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18844469113     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(03)00130-3     Document Type: Article

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