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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2026

Psilocybin Production With Genetically Modified Aspergillus nidulans Under Pressurized Conditions.

Sophie Weiser, Sidney Jung, Bettina Bardl, Johann E Kufs, Slavica Janevska, Vito Valiante, Dirk Hoffmeister, Lars Regestein

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sophie WeiserBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-6961-143X
Sidney JungBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.
Bettina BardlBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8208-0996
Johann E KufsBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1177-2255
Slavica Janevska(Epi-)Genetic Regulation of Fungal Virulence, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7361-495X
Vito ValianteBiobricks of Microbial Natural Product Syntheses, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4405-169X
Dirk HoffmeisterPharmaceutical Microbiology, Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5302-6461
Lars RegesteinBio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1258-7171

Funding

European Social Fund ESF "Europe for Thuringia" project FusInfect 2022FGR0007European Social Fund ESF "Europe for Thuringia" project HoWi 2019fgr0079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psilocybin, an indole alkaloid of psychedelic mushrooms, has the potential to sustainably improve the treatment of several psychiatric diseases. So far, the psilocybin demand for clinical trials has been met by chemical synthesis. In this study, we pursued the biotechnological approach to develop a psilocybin production process utilizing an overproduction strain of Aspergillus nidulans. The developed shake flask cultivation regime was characterized rheologically and was evaluated concerning the sensitivity to changes in oxygen availability and power input. Due to the strong impact of power input on viscosity and thus, (oxygen) mass transfer and mixing of the filamentous culture broth, the bioprocess was scaled up from shake flask to 7 L stirred tank reactor according to the specific power input. Utilizing a pressure reactor, the oxygen supply of the viscous culture broth was enhanced. Subsequently, the nitrogen limitation was addressed by supplementing the cultivation medium with additional ammonium sulfate to provide sufficient building blocks for protein biosynthesis. By producing 542 mg L

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Aspergillus nidulansMetabolic EngineeringMicroorganisms, Genetically-ModifiedPsilocybinBioreactorsCulture MediaOxygenCulture MediaOxygenPsilocybinaerobic bioprocessfilamentous fungiindole alkaloidoverpressurepsilocybinstirred tank reactorviscous culture

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PMID41467547
PMCPMC13003429

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