This Pdf comprises the information about the aspergillus fungi in a short descriptive manner and also its uses. Aspergillus fungi is also known to produce toxins.
2. DISCOVERY
• Aspergillus
oryzae was first
Isolated from koji by
H. Alborg in 1876.
REPRODUCTION
• Aspergillus oryzae
lacks the ability of
sexual reproduction.
SAFETY
• A. oryzae has no
record of producing
aflatoxin or any other
carcinogenic
metabolites.
3. .
Aspergillus oryzae is also known as Kō𝑗𝑖 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑑.
A.oryzae is isolated from soil and plants,
particularly Rice.
It is a Multicellular,Aerobic,Filamentous fungus (a
mold) used in East Asia, Europe for making
fermented foods and Beverages.
It is used in saccharification of (conversion of starch
to sugars) rice, sweet potato and barley.
A.oryzae is a generous source of various secondary
metabolites which belong to different chemical
classes such as terpenoids,coumarins,oxylipins
and fatty acids.
