The invention provides a method for producing
lipstatin through microbial
fermentation, and a used
fermentation culture medium. The method comprises the following steps: inoculating
streptomyces toxytricini into the
fermentation culture medium, adding Mg<2+>, Co<2+> and Zn<2+> with the final concentrations of 10-15 mmol / L, 0.5-2.0 mmol / L and 0.1-0.5 mmol / L respectively in the culture medium, conducting fermental cultivation at 220 r / min and at the temperature of 28 DEG C, adding
aminocaproic acid on the fourth day of fermental cultivation to enable the final concentration of the
aminocaproic acid to be 40-50 mmol / L, adding n-
caprylic acid on the sixth day of fermental cultivation to enable the final concentration of the n-
caprylic acid to be 30-40 mmol / L, and keeping the total fermental cultivation time to be 150-180 hours, so as to obtain the
lipstatin from the fermentation liquid after the fermentation is completed. According to the invention, the addition combination of a precursor and
metal ions affecting the fermentation and synthesis of the
lipstatin is optimized, and the best combination of the precursor and the
metal ions is found, so that the yield of the lipstatin is remarkably increased, the
potency is remarkably improved after the method and the culture medium are applied to the industrial production of the lipstatin, and the cost is lowered.