title: Optimization of coprogen production in Neurospora crassa.
abstract: Coprogen production of Neurospora crassa was dependent on glucose, aspartate and iron contents as well as on initial pH of the culture media. Surplus iron and acidic pH hindered the production of coprogen as well as the transcription of the sid1 gene (NCU07117) encoding putative L-ornithine-N5-monooxygenase, the first enzyme in the coprogen biosynthetic pathway. High glucose (40 g/l) and aspartate (21 g/l) concentrations were beneficial for coprogen synthesis, but neither glucose nor aspartate affected the sid1 transcription. Moreover, efficient coprogen production was observed after glucose had been consumed, which suggested that N. crassa accumulated iron even in non-growing, carbon-starving cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: Viktória
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antal
authors.forename: Gyöngyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gyémánt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miskei
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pócsi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Emri
mesh_terms: D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D001224:Aspartic Acid; C010896:coprogen; D007501:Iron; D005947:Glucose