Rhizopus oryzae
PTCC No.:
5263
Other collection No.:
ATCC 9363, NRRL 395, IMI 40564
Medium:
Culture condition:
24 °C
Information:
<- ATCC <- NRRL. Produces lactic acid, fumaric acid; NAD-dependent lactate dehydrogenase; amylolytic enzymes and ergostadientriols useful in lowering serum cholesterol levels. Used in tempeh fermentation. Source of lactate dehydrogenase genes used in the construction of expression vectors.
Literature:
Degradation of barley, casava, rice (Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 597-600). Degradation of corn (Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 299-300; Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 597-600). Degradation of sugarcane bagasse (Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1994, 41: 286-290). Production of L(+)-lactic acid ( Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 119-120; Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 299-300; Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1994, 41: 286-290; Biotechnol Lett 1989, 11: 597-600). Production of NAD-dependent lactate dehydrogenase (J Gen Microbiol 1973, 78: 125-137; Food Chem 1991, 41: 219-225). Production of chitosan (Biotechnol Lett 1990,12: 911-912). Production of ergostadientriols (US Patent 4,234,577 dated Nov 18 1980). Production of fumaric acid (Biotechnol Bioeng 1985, 27: 1067-1069). Production of lactic acid lactate (World J Microbiol Biotechnol 1994, 10: 433-435; J Am Chem Soc 1936, 58: 1286-1288). Production of amylase (World J Microbiol Biotechnol 1990, 6: 15-18). Lactate dehydrogenase genes used in the construction of expression vectors ( US Patent 6,368,189 dated Jul 31 2001)
Supplied as:
Freeze-dried
Risk group:
1