*3.3. Fermentation*

For chemical investigations, the strain of *C. cladosporioides* MA-299 was cultured on PDA (Potato Dextrose Agar) medium at 28 ◦C for six days and then inoculated into 100 × 1 L flasks, each containing 70 g of rice, 0.1 g corn syrup, 0.3 g peptone, 0.1 g methionine and 100 mL seawater that was obtained from the Huiquan Gulf of the Yellow Sea near the campus of IOCAS, statically cultured for 48 days at room temperature.
