Elevated yield of monacolin K in Monascus purpureus by fungal elicitor and mutagenesis of UV and LiCl

Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-382

  Sun, Jia Long ^a,b,c   Zou, Xiao ^c   Liu, Ai Ying ^c   Xiao, Tang Fu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Guizhou Institute of Environmental Sciences Research and Design   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal elicitor; Monacolin K; Monascus spp.; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MEVINOLIN;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHINA; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MONASCUS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHINA; CULTURE MEDIA; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; LOVASTATIN; MONASCUS; MUTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

FUNGI; MONASCUS; MONASCUS PURPUREUS; SPOROBOLOMYCES (ERYTHROBASIDIUM CLADE);

EID: 84863172820     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602011000400010     Document Type: Article

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