Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Schizochytrium (Aurantiochytrium) spp.

G Chi, Y Xu, X Cao, Z Li, M Cao, Y Chisti, N He - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Diverse health benefits are associated with dietary consumption of omega-3 long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFA), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and …

Biotechnology—a sustainable alternative for chemical industry

M Gavrilescu, Y Chisti - Biotechnology advances, 2005 - Elsevier
This review outlines the current and emerging applications of biotechnology, particularly in
the production and processing of chemicals, for sustainable development. Biotechnology is …

Biotechnological production and applications of statins

J Barrios-González, RU Miranda - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Statins are a group of extremely successful drugs that lower cholesterol levels in blood;
decreasing the risk of heath attack or stroke. In recent years, statins have also been reported …

Lovastatin production: From molecular basis to industrial process optimization

KCL Mulder, F Mulinari, OL Franco, MSF Soares… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lovastatin, composed of secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi, is the most
frequently used drug for hypercholesterolemia treatment due to the fact that lovastatin is a …

Pellet morphology, culture rheology and lovastatin production in cultures of Aspergillus terreus

JLC López, JAS Pérez, JMF Sevilla, EMR Porcel… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Pellet growth of Aspergillus terreus ATCC 20542 in submerged batch fermentations in
stirred bioreactors was used to examine the effects of agitation (impeller tip speed ut of 1.01 …

Removal of nitrate and phosphate from simulated agricultural runoff water by Chlorella vulgaris

A Vazirzadeh, K Jafarifard, A Ajdari, Y Chisti - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae such Chlorella vulgaris can effectively absorb nitrate and phosphate from
contaminated water. This work characterized nitrate and phosphate removal from simulated …

A new approach of pellet formation of a filamentous fungus–Rhizopus oryzae

W Liao, Y Liu, C Frear, S Chen - Bioresource Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
The effects of inoculum and medium composition (ie potato dextrose broth as carbon source,
soybean peptone, calcium carbonate, and metal ions) on pellet formation of Rhizopus …

Exploitation of Aspergillus terreus for the Production of Natural Statins

M Subhan, R Faryal, I Macreadie - Journal of Fungi, 2016 - mdpi.com
The fungus Aspergillus (A.) terreus has dominated the biological production of the
“blockbuster” drugs known as statins. The statins are a class of drugs that inhibit HMG-CoA …

Statistical optimization of lipid production by the diatom Gyrosigma sp. grown in industrial wastewater

N Govindan, GP Maniam, MM Yusoff… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Springer
The marine diatom Gyrosigma sp. was cultured in a medium comprised of inorganic
nutrients dissolved in palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater. The production of lipids in …

Response surface methodology for optimization of production of lovastatin by solid state fermentation

RC Pansuriya, RS Singhal - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Lovastatin, an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, was produced by solid state fermentation
(SSF) using a strain of Aspergillus terreus UV 1718. Different solid substrates and various …