Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7078564 | Bioresource Technology | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Stimulation by physical means including ultrasound is important to cell morphology and the product yield. In this work, the effect of ultrasound on the production of fumigaclavine C (FC), a conidiation-associated alkaloid with strong anti-inflammatory activity, was investigated in a newly developed two-stage culture of Aspergillus fumigatus CY018. The optimum ultrasonication conditions consisted of exposing cultures (at 12Â h of growth phase) to 10-min repeated irradiation (4 times) with a 24-h interval at the fixed power (500Â W). Under this condition, FC production reached 118.09Â mg/L, which was 89% higher than the control and much higher than previous reported values. Morphological analysis demonstrated that mycelia morphology from ultrasonication was in the form smaller and looser pellets as compared to that of the control. In addition, conidia that is closely related to FC biosynthesis were significantly increased after ultrasound stimulation, with 3 folds of that from the control.
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Authors
Ling-Yun Yao, Yi-Xiang Zhu, Rui-Hua Jiao, Yan-Hua Lu, Ren-Xiang Tan,