By means of chemostat culture and automatic control of pH and dissolved oxygen tension the penicillin fermentation was controlled so that the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2) in the gas phase was the only variable. This reveals that under the conditions used carbon dioxide strongly inhibits penicillin production. The synthesis rate (units/mg dry mycelium x h) was decreased about 50% by a Pco2 of 0.08 atm.
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