Production of lovastatin by wild strains of Aspergillus terreus

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-186

  Patil, Ravindra H ^a   Krishnan, Prakash ^b   Maheshwari, Vijay L ^b  

^a R C Patel Arts   (India)

^b NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agro waste; Aspergillus terreus; Lovastatin; SSF; Submerged cultures

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; MEVINOLIN; RNA 18S; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BATCH FERMENTATION; BIOASSAY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; WHEAT BRAN; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ASPERGILLUS; FERMENTATION; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LOVASTATIN;

EID: 79954459999     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1100600207     Document Type: Article

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