Production of Lovastatin by Penicillium spp. Soil Microfungi
Lovastatin is an important fungal secondary metabolite inhibiting the enzyme which catalyzes a rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. As microfungi of the genus Penicillium are active producers of cholesterol lowering agents (statins), studies of this genus have gained considerable...
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| Language: | English |
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IACSIT Press
2012
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| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6898/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6898/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6898/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6898/1/Production_of_Lovastatin_by_Penicillium_spp.pdf |