Method and system for the continuous synthesis of natural products using immobilized fungal spores

Natural product metabolites produced by fungi are synthesized using fungal spores that have been immobilized onto/into a support. Supports that can be used include loofah sponge, synthetic sponge, powdered cellulose paper, wood shavings, calcium alginate gel beads, agar gel beads, channeled aluminum...

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1. Verfasser: MOSTAFA K. HAMDY
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Zusammenfassung:Natural product metabolites produced by fungi are synthesized using fungal spores that have been immobilized onto/into a support. Supports that can be used include loofah sponge, synthetic sponge, powdered cellulose paper, wood shavings, calcium alginate gel beads, agar gel beads, channeled aluminum beads, polypropylene beads and glass beads. Immobilizing the fungal spores provides accelerated production of the natural product metabolite in a standard bioreactor. Fungi that can be used include Penicillium cyclopium, Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium citrinum, Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus terreus and Monascus ruber. In a preferred embodiment, spores of Penicillium cyclopium NRRL 6233 immobilized with loofah sponge are cultured in a nutrient media for at least 4 days to produce compactin which is a hypocholesteremic agent.