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Some nutritional factors influencing mevinolin production byAspergillus terreus strain

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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.

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Shindia, A.A. Some nutritional factors influencing mevinolin production byAspergillus terreus strain. Folia Microbiol 46, 413–416 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814431

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