Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 2009, 159 (2), 505-520 Compactin production studies using Penicillium brevicompactum under solid-state fermentation conditions Shaligram Nikhil S. 1 · Singh Sudheer Kumar * 2 · Singhal Rekha S. 1 · Pandey Ashok 2 · Szakacs George 3 1 Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India 2 Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, 695 019, India 3 Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Geller ter 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary Running title: Optimization of compactin production ----- SSF * Corresponding author: *Corresponding author Phone: +91-522-2612411-18; ext: 4312, 4223; Fax:-+91522-2623405; Email: sudheer.vns@gmail.com ! Present address: Microbiology Division, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Chattar Manzil Palace, Post Box No. 173, Lucknow - 226 001, India