Morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization of statin-producing penicillium microfungi isolated from little-explored tropical ecosystems

• Main Authors: Seydametova, Emine, Norazwina, Zainol
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33384/1/Morphological%2C%20physiological%2C%20biochemical%20and%20molecular%20characterization.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33384/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100044; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100044

As hypercholesterolemia is a primary risk factor for coronary artery disease and stroke, there is now an increasing demand for cholesterol-lowering drugs. Statins are a group of extremely successful drugs that lower the cholesterol level in the blood. Natural statins are produced by fermentation usi...