Lovastatin and (+)-geodin production by Aspergillus terreus from crude glycerol

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 220-228

  Abd Rahim, Muhamad Hafiz ^a,b   Hasan, Hanan ^a,b   Montoya, Alejandro ^a   Abbas, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Biodiesel by products; Geodin; Glycerol; Lovastatin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIODIESEL; GLYCEROL; PALMITIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ATCC 20542; COST OF MANUFACTURING; GEODIN; LOVASTATIN; LOVASTATIN PRODUCTION; SHAKE-FLASK EXPERIMENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL);

SUBSTRATES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GEODIN; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; MEVINOLIN; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL; DRUG; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ATCC 20542;

EID: 84925258721     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201400140     Document Type: Article

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