Aspergillus oryzae is a mold used in East Asia to saccharify rice, sweet potato, and barley in the making of alcoholic beverages such as sake and shōchū...
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Aspergillus (/ˌæspərˈdʒɪləs/) is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued...
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of Aspergillus. Aspergillus oryzae was first described in 1878 as Eurotium oryzae Ahlb. and in 1883 as Aspergillus oryzae (Ahlb.) Cohn. Aspergillus luchuensis...
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Sake (section Aspergillus oryzae (yellow kōji))
was Aspergillus oryzae. Some scholars believe the Japanese domesticated the mutated, detoxified Aspergillus flavus to give rise to Aspergillus oryzae. In...
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paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae) and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients. It is...
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a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds. It is recognized for its saltiness and pronounced...
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Nuclease S1 (redirect from Aspergillus oryzae S1 nuclease)
no sequence specificity. Well-known versions include S1 found in Aspergillus oryzae (yellow koji mold) and Nuclease P1 found in Penicillium citrinum....
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authorized as a "national fungi" (国菌, kokkin) along with Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus sojae and Aspergillus kawachii by the Scientific Conference of Brewing...
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chelation agent produced by several species of fungi, especially Aspergillus oryzae, which has the Japanese common name koji. Kojic acid is a by-product...
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus, and is one of the most common Aspergillus species to cause disease in individuals...
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