A macrokinetic modelling of the biosynthesis of lovastatin by Aspergillus terreus

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-435

  Bizukojc, Marcin ^a   Ledakowicz, Stanislaw ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Kinetics; Lovastatin; Mevinolinic acid; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; LOVASTATIN; MEVINOLINIC ACID;

PROTEINS;

MEVINOLIN; NITROGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; LOVASTATIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ATCC 20542;

EID: 34347375496     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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