Ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers by Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 564-566

  Nakamura, Toyohiko ^a   Ogata, Yasuko ^a   Hamada, Shigeyuki ^a,b   Ohta, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; ethanol; inulinase; Jerusalem artichoke; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FERMENTATION; HIGHER PLANT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030006376     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)81482-6     Document Type: Article

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