Production of red pigments by the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps unilateralis BCC 1869

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 135-140

  Unagul, Panida ^a   Wongsa, Patcharaporn ^a   Kittakoop, Prasat ^a   Intamas, Sutichai ^a   Srikitikulchai, Prasert ^a   Tanticharoen, Morakot ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cordyceps unilateralis; Insect pathogenic fungi; Naphthoquinones; Optimisation; Red pigment production

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; PIGMENT;

ACIDITY; AERATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORDYCEPS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PH; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CORDYCEPS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; INSECTS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; OXYGEN; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS UNILATERALIS; FUNGI; INSECTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 20044395114     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-005-0213-6     Document Type: Article

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