Production of penicillic acid by Aspergillus sclerotiorum CGF

  • S. W. Kang
  • , C. H. Park
  • , S. I. Hong
  • , S. W. Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    The production of penicillic acid by Aspergillus sclerotiorum CGF for the biocontrol of Phytophthora disease was investigated in submerged fermentation using media composed of different nutrients. Soluble starch was found to be the most effective substrate among the carbon sources used, and produced the highest penicillic acid concentration of 2.98 mg ml-1. When organic nitrogen sources were used, pharmamedia, yeast extract, and polypeptone-S were found to be suitable organic nitrogen sources (2.46-2.71 mg ml-1). The production of penicillic acid was not detected in when inorganic nitrogen sources were used. Only Na2HPO4, among the metal ions and phosphate salts tested, increased the production of penicillic acid (≈20%). When A. sclerotiorum CGF was cultured in optimal medium [8.0% (w/v) soluble starch, 0.6% (w/v) yeast extract, and 0.3% (w/v) Na2HPO4], maximum penicillic acid concentration (≈9.40 mg ml-1) and cell mass (≈17.4 g l-1) were obtained after 12 days.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)191-197
    Number of pages7
    JournalBioresource technology
    Volume98
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 Jan

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by research grants from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Applied Rheology Center (ARC), an official KOSEF-created engineering research center (ERC) at Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

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    Keywords

    • Aspergillus sclerotiorum
    • Penicillic acid
    • Phytophthora species
    • Submerged fermentation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Bioengineering
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Waste Management and Disposal

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