Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production

Kojic acid, 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-g-pyrone, has many potential industrial applications. In this review, the properties and diverse applications of kojic acid in industries are described. The review also discusses the advance in kojic acid fermentation, focusing on the process development in micr...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi, Suhaili, Nurashikin, Mohd Salleh, Madihah, Ariff, Arbakariya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Journals 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15400/
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author Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi
Suhaili, Nurashikin
Mohd Salleh, Madihah
Ariff, Arbakariya
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description Kojic acid, 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-g-pyrone, has many potential industrial applications. In this review, the properties and diverse applications of kojic acid in industries are described. The review also discusses the advance in kojic acid fermentation, focusing on the process development in microorganisms and strain selection, medium and culture optimization, as well as fermentation modes for commercially viable industrial scale production. The performances of various fermentation techniques that have been applied for the production of kojic acid are compared, while the advantages and disadvantages of each technique are discussed in this paper.
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spelling upm-154002017-08-18T09:03:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15400/ Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production Mohamad, Rosfarizan Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi Suhaili, Nurashikin Mohd Salleh, Madihah Ariff, Arbakariya Kojic acid, 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-g-pyrone, has many potential industrial applications. In this review, the properties and diverse applications of kojic acid in industries are described. The review also discusses the advance in kojic acid fermentation, focusing on the process development in microorganisms and strain selection, medium and culture optimization, as well as fermentation modes for commercially viable industrial scale production. The performances of various fermentation techniques that have been applied for the production of kojic acid are compared, while the advantages and disadvantages of each technique are discussed in this paper. Academic Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15400/1/Kojic%20acid.pdf Mohamad, Rosfarizan and Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi and Suhaili, Nurashikin and Mohd Salleh, Madihah and Ariff, Arbakariya (2010) Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 5 (2). art. no. 2C868E111306. pp. 24-37. ISSN 1538-2273 http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/BMBR/article-abstract/2C868E111306
spellingShingle Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi
Suhaili, Nurashikin
Mohd Salleh, Madihah
Ariff, Arbakariya
Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title_full Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title_fullStr Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title_full_unstemmed Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title_short Kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
title_sort kojic acid: applications and development of fermentation process for production
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15400/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15400/1/Kojic%20acid.pdf