Impact of bioreactor scale on lovastatin biosynthesis by aspergillus terreus ATCC 20542 in a batch culture

Chemical and Process Engineering - Inzynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-84

  Pawlak, Marta ^a   Bizukojc, Marcin ^a   Ledakowicz, Stanislaw ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus ATCC 20542; Batch process; Lovastatin; Shake flask; Stirred tank bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ATCC 20542; BATCH PROCESS; LOVASTATIN; SHAKE FLASKS; STIRRED TANK BIOREACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTTLES; GLYCEROL; KETONES; METABOLITES; SUGARS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BIOCONVERSION;

EID: 84869143264     PISSN: 02086425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10176-012-0007-0     Document Type: Article

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