Production of Phenolic Compounds by Aspergillus S-4 in Sake Cake Medium and Identification of Terrein.
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of the culture filtrate of an isolated mold, Aspergillus terreus S-4, showed a larger peak of a terrein-like substance than those of gallic acid and protocatechuic acid. The chemical structure of this substance was investigated and identified as terrein, 4,5-dihydroxy-3-propenyl- 2-cyclopenten-1-one. We also examined some culture conditions for the production of terrein using a sake cake medium for strain S-4.
a Division of Science of Biological Resources , The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University , Rokkodaicho, Kobe 657 , Japan.
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a Division of Science of Biological Resources , The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University , Rokkodaicho, Kobe 657 , Japan.|b Minatogawa Women's College, Yotsutsuji , Sanda, Hyogo 669-13 , Japan.
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a Division of Science of Biological Resources , The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University , Rokkodaicho, Kobe 657 , Japan.
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a Division of Science of Biological Resources , The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University , Rokkodaicho, Kobe 657 , Japan.
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