Physiological and Chemical Studies on the Bioconversion of Glycyrrhizin by Aspergillus niger NRRL595
Glycyrrhizin (GL), the well-known sweet saponin of licorice, has been used as a food-additive and as a medicine. Its aglycone, glycyrrhetic acid (GA) showed antiinflamatory, antiulcer and antiviral properties. GA is now produced form GL by acid hydrolysis. However, it is difficult to obtain GA in a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society for Microbiology
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol8no2/Research%203.pdf |