Production of kojic acid.

The present invention discloses a method of producing kojic acid that includes cultivation of a fungal strain in the form of mycelia in a fermenter and biotransformation of sugars to kojic acid in a cell suspension system. The cell suspension system comprises the cultivated mycelia re-suspended in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ariff, Arbakariya, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Prabu, Rajagopal, Kapri, Mohammad Rizal, Lajis, Ahmad Firdaus
Format: Patent
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32098/
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Summary:The present invention discloses a method of producing kojic acid that includes cultivation of a fungal strain in the form of mycelia in a fermenter and biotransformation of sugars to kojic acid in a cell suspension system. The cell suspension system comprises the cultivated mycelia re-suspended in a solution containing a reaction buffer and sugar that includes hydrolysed starch, glucose and/or sucrose.