Production of α-amylase in a corn steep liquor-soya bean meal medium by a strain of Bacillus stearothermophilus

Microbios

Volumn 90, Issue 364-365, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Omidiji, O ^a   Amund, O O ^a   Braimoh, A A ^a   Ilori, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amylase; Bacillus stearothermophilus; Corn steep liquor; Protein; Soya bean; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001398324     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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