Endophytic Fungi: A Poor Candidate for the Production of Lovastatin.
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2014-12
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Aim: The aim of the present study was to screen soil and endophytic fungi for production
of lovastatin.
Methodology: Soil fungi were isolated by dilution plating technique and endophytic fungi
from selected medicinal plants by using standard procedures. All isolates were tested for
lovastatin production by Solid State Fermentation (SSF) using wheat bran as substrate.
Results: The soil isolate, Aspergillus terreus NCBI (KM017963) showed positive for
lovastatin (1.0 mg/G DWS) whereas none of the endophytic fungi tested showed
positivefor lovastatin production.
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Aspergillus terreus, endophytic fungi, Lovastatin, soil fungi
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Praveen V K, Bhargavi S D, Savitha J. Endophytic Fungi: A Poor Candidate for the Production of Lovastatin. British Microbiology Research Journal. 2014 Dec; 4(12): 1511-1520.