Physiological, morphological and kinetic aspects of lovastatin biosynthesis by Aspergillus terreus

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 647-664

  Bizukojc, Marcin ^a   Ledakowicz, Stanislaw ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

(+) Geodin; Aeration; Kinetics; Lovastatin; Morphology

Indexed keywords

(+)-GEODIN; AERATION; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOMASS GROWTH; BUTYROLACTONE; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CULTIVATION BROTHS; CULTIVATION MEDIA; FUNGAL GROWTH; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; IOVASTATIN; KINETIC ASPECTS; KINETIC MODELS; LOVASTATIN; PH CONTROL; POLYKETIDE METABOLITES; PRODUCT FORMATION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

BUTYROLACTONE; CARBON; GEODIN; METHIONINE; MEVINOLIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NITROGEN; PANTOTHENIC ACID; POLYKETIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SULOCHRIN; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AERATION; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; KINETICS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS; BENZOATES; BENZOFURANS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LOVASTATIN; OXYGEN;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 68049107130     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200800289     Document Type: Review

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