Physiological and Chemical Studies on the Bioconversion of Glycyrrhizin by Aspergillus niger NRRL595

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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Main Authors: El-Refai, A. M. H., Sallam, L. A. R., El- Menoufy, H. A., Amin, H. A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2012-06-01
Series:Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Glycyrrhizin
glycyrrhetic acid
bioconversion
A. niger NRRL 595
Online Access:http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol8no2/Research%203.pdf

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