Purification and characterization of glucoamylase produced by Aspergillus niger in solid state fermentation

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 403-406

  Selvakumar, P ^a   Ashakumary, L ^a   Helen, A ^a   Pandey, A ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; PURIFICATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT; GLUCOAMYLASE; OPTIMAL ACTIVITY; SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION; WHEAT BRAN;

ASPERGILLUS;

GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; MALTOSE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PH;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030472492     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01346.x     Document Type: Article

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