Open AccessBioproduction of usnic acid from acetate by kaolinite immobilized cells of Cladonia substellata Vain.
Author(s) -
Eugênia C. Pereira,
Teresa Pereyra,
Sueli C. Matos,
Nicácio H. da Silva,
Laíse de Holanda C. Andrade,
Carlos Vicente
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1995.024
Subject(s) - usnic acid , bioproduction , kaolinite , chemistry , lichen , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry , botany , biology , mineralogy
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