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Some nutritional factors influencing mevinolin production by Aspergillus terreus strain
1Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Folia Microbiologica
|March 20, 2002
Abstract:
Aspergillus terreus produces the hypocholesterolemic compound mevinolin. Its growth and mevinolin production were affected by the composition of the culture medium. Both were at a maximum with glucose (6%) as the sole carbon source and in the presence of a mixture of yeast extract and sodium nitrate as nitrogen source. Influence of the concentration of some inorganic salts are also discussed.