Figure 4From: Enhanced itaconic acid production in Aspergillus niger using genetic modification and medium optimizationBiomass growth and glucose consumption of A. niger in fermentations with varying copper concentrations. Biomass determination of mycelium in batch fermentation (♦—Medium12-Cu with 0.005 mM Cu2+; ■—Medium12 with 0.01 mM Cu2+ ; ▴—Medium12 + Cu with 0.02 mM Cu2+). The glucose consumption of three batch fermentations were shown on the secondary Axis (X— Medium12-Cu with 0.005 mM Cu2+; □—Medium12 with 0.01 mM Cu2+ ; ●—Medium12 + Cu with 0.02 mM Cu2+).Back to article page