Bioproduction of usnic acid from acetate by kaolinite immobilized cells of Cladonia substellata Vain.

Eugenia C. Pereira, Teresa Pereyra, Sueli C. Matos, Nicaçio H. da Silva, Laise Andrade, Carlos Vicente

Abstract


Cells of the lichen Cladonia substellata, immobilized in kaolinite and supplied with acetate, produce at room temperature large amounts of usnic acid which can be recovered from the washing solution.

Keywords


Cladonia substellata; immobilization; kaolinite; usnic acid

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1995.024

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