Fermentation strategies for recombinant protein expression in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-287

  Zhang, Wenhui ^a   Inan, Mehmet ^a   Meagher, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fed batch growth; Fermentation optimization; Growth modeling; Methylotrophic yeast; Pichia pastoris; Recombinant protein expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000193228     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942184     Document Type: Review

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