title: [Production of mycophenolic acid by fungi of the genus Penicillium link].
abstract: Out of 36 strains of fungi of the genus Penicillium, some of which were isolated from ancient permafrost soils, 14 strains synthesized mycophenolic acid (MPA). Maximal (over 500 mg/l) accumulation of MPA in culture liquid was observed in P. brevicompactum strains (VKM F-457, VKM F-477, and VKM F-1150). This was the first study to detect MPA in representatives of the species P. rugulosum; in three strains of this species (VKM FW-665, VKM FW-717, and VKM FW-733), the level of MPA accumulation exceeded 300 mg/l. The time course of the synthesis of MPA by the P. rugulosum strain VKM FW-733 was studied. It was shown that the synthesis of this metabolite was dramatically intensified at the stationary growth phase (ten days).
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Vinokurova
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ivanushkina
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kochkina
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Arinbasarov
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ozerskaia
mesh_terms: D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009173:Mycophenolic Acid