Neurospora sitophila

Fermentation of peanut protein with microorganisms increases the level of some essential amino acids. Rhizopus oligosporus is widely used to produce a tempehlike product (68). A similar product, oncom or ontjom, is produced in Indonesia using the fermenting agent Neurospora sitophila (51). The difference... 

The red bread mold belongs to the Neurospora crassa complex. The pink mold seen in mushroom culture is most frequently Neurospora sitophila. a pernicious contaminant that is difficult to eliminate. 

Protein enrichment Aromas Neurospora sitophila Sugar beet pulp or citrus waste [47]... 

Many mutant microorganisms are known to require, as a supplement to the medium in which they are grown, a substance that is synthesized by the corresponding wild-type organism (the normal strain). An example is the pyridoxine-requiring mutant of Neurospora sitophila reported by G. W. Beadle and E. L. Tatum in their first... 

Correspondingly, neurosporaxanthin from the microorganisms Neurospora crassa and N. sitophila is denoted as 4 -apo-p, /-caroten-4 -oic acid. 

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