Table 1 Selection of (multi)national companies exploiting A. niger for the production of important industrial compounds.
From: How a fungus shapes biotechnology: 100 years of Aspergillus niger research
Company | Headquarter | Products |
|---|---|---|
Adcuram | Germany | Citric acid |
AB Enzymes | Germany | Glucoamylase |
ADM | USA | Citric acid |
Agennix | Germany | Lactoferrin |
Amano Enzyme Co. Ltd. | Japan | β-Galactosidase, Glucoamylase, Glucose oxidase, Hemicellulase, Proteases |
Anhui BBCA Biochemical | China | Citric acid |
BASF | Germany | Hemicellulase, Phytase |
Biocon | India | Cellulase, Hemicellulase, Pectinase |
Cangzhou Kangzhuang Chemical | China | Glucoamylase |
Cargill | USA | Citric acid |
Christian Hansen | Denmark | Chymosin |
COFCO | China | Citric acid |
DSM | The Netherlands | Arabinase, Asparaginase, Catalase, Cellulase, β-Galactosidase, Glucoamylase, Glucose oxidase, Hemicellulase, Lactoferrin, Lipase, Pectinase, Phytase, Proteases, Xylanase |
Dupont IB | The Netherlands | Catalase, β-Galactosidase, Glucoamylase, Glucose oxidase, Hemicellulase, Lipase, Pectinase |
Dyadic | USA | Cellulase, Glucoamylase, Glucose oxidase |
Gadot Biochemical Industries | Israel | Citric acid |
Genencor INT | USA | Cellulase, Hemicellulase, β-Galactosidase |
Haihang Industry | China | Cellulase |
Iwata Chemical Co. Ltd | Japan | Citric acid |
Jungbunzlauer | Switzerland | Citric acid |
Mitsubishi Foods Co. Ltd. | Japan | Proteases |
Megazyme | USA | Catalase, Inulinase, Glucosidase |
Novozymes | Denmark | Asparaginase, Catalase, β-Galactosidase, Glucoamylase, Hemicellulase, Lipase, Pectinase, Phytase, Proteases |
Shandong Longda Bio-Products | China | Glucoamylase, Pectinase |
Shin Nihon Chemical Co. Ltd. | Japan | Arabinase, Catalase, Cellulase, β-Galactosidase, Hemicellulase, Proteases |
Tate & Lyle | UK | Citric acid |
Verenium | USA | Glucoamylase, Proteases |