Enhanced continuous production of lovastatin using pellets and siran supported growth of Aspergillus terreus in an airlift reactor

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Gupta, Kamakshi ^a   Mishra, P K ^b   Srivastava, Pradeep ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Aspergillus terreus; Continuous fermentation; Lovastatin; Pellets; Siran

Indexed keywords

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION; LOVASTATIN; PELLETS; SIRAN;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; FERMENTATION; METABOLITES; PELLETIZING;

ORE PELLETS;

MEVINOLIN;

AERATION; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BATCH FERMENTATION; BATCH PROCESS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PELLET; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SUBMERGED CELL CULTURE;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 66149122312     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-008-0185-2     Document Type: Article

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