Screening of local fungal isolates and optimization environmental conditions for kojic acid production from Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus
Abstract
Thirty one fungal isolates belong to the two genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. The two local fungal isolates Aspergillus fumigatus24 and A.flavus29 were chosen as the most efficient two isolates for kojic acid(KA) producrion. The environmental conditions for kojic acid production from Aspergillus fumigatus24 and A.flavus29 were studied and the results showed that incubation in static conditions at (35 and 30)̊C for (18 and 20)days gave the highest production of (KA), respectively.