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Process for the production of lovastatin using Coniothyrium fuckelii

US5409820A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1993
Grant dateApr 25, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12R2001/645
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel microorganism, Coniothyrium fuckelii ATCC 74227, and a process of using the microorganism for the production of lovastatin comprising fermenting Coniothyrium fuckelii ATCC 74227 or a lovastatin-producing mutant thereof in a nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of carbon, nitrogen, and inorganic salts under aerobic fermentation conditions.

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