wild-type Aspergillus terreus (ATCC 20542) strain to increase the flow of precursors towards
the lovastatin biosynthesis pathway. A new strain was generated to overexpress acetyl-CoA
carboxylase (ACCase) by replacing the native ACCase promoter with a strong constitutive
PadhA promoter from Aspergillus nidulans. Glycerol and a mixture of lactose and glycerol
were used independently as the carbon feedstock to determine the degree of response by …