Shindia A A
Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2001;46(5):413-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02814431.
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.