Kinetics of the gluconic acid biosynthesis by strain Aspergillus niger 13-73.

The kinetics of gluconic acid biosynthesis of the strain Aspergillus niger 13-73 by submerged cultivation in a medium containing 26% glucose was investigated. The maximum amount of the product was obtained at minimum biomass growth. The yield of the product compared to the theoretical one was 95% and the fermentation period was 42 hours.

Amylase activity of Aspergillus strains--producers of organic acids.

The ability of fungi from genus Aspergillus (producers of organic acids) to synthesize amylase enzymes (alpha-amylase and glucoamylase) was investigated. The productivity of the strains on Czapek-Dox agar and in liquid Czapec-Dox media with 3% soluble starch as a carbon source was established.