Production of L-arabitol from L-arabinose by Candida entomaea and Pichia guilliermondii

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-306

  Saha, B C ^a   Bothast, R J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARABINITOL; ARABINOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANDIDA; CORN; ENDOMYCETALES; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029889472     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050687     Document Type: Article

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