Process for the production of lovastatin using Coniothyrium fuckelii
US5409820A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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