Effects of divalent metal cations on lovastatin biosynthesis from Aspergillus terreus in chemically defined medium

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1235-1241

  Jia, Zhihua ^a   Zhang, Xiaoli ^b   Zhao, Yaling ^b   Cao, Xuejun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Biosynthesis; Divalent metal ions; Lovastatin; Monacolin J

Indexed keywords

ALL METAL; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; DIVALENT METAL CATIONS; DIVALENT METAL ION; DIVALENT METAL IONS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; KEY ENZYMES; LOVASTATIN; LOVASTATIN PRODUCTION; METAL CATION; MONACOLIN J; SUBMERGED CULTIVATION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALCIUM; GROWTH KINETICS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL IONS; METALS; POSITIVE IONS; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

CELL GROWTH;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 67649198204     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0007-5     Document Type: Article

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