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Biotechnological preparation of the elaiophylin

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Sporulation conditions (sporulation period and the sporulation broth) of the elaiophylin producerStreptomyces melanosporofaciens were optimized. The best culture sporulation was on agar broths with dextrin or hydrolyzed corn starch as carbon sources.

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Abbreviations

SC:

submerged cultivation

LM:

liquid medium

SC-1 :

submerged cultivation no.1

SM:

solid medium

SC-2 :

submerged cultivation no.2

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  1. Research and Development Division, Biotika Co., 976 13, Slovenská L’upča, Slovakia

    M. Čikošová, M. Blazsek, M. Kubiš, J. Gajdošíková & G. Borošová

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Čikošová, M., Blazsek, M., Kubiš, M. et al. Biotechnological preparation of the elaiophylin. Folia Microbiol 49, 731–736 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931557

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