Comparison of specific metabolic characteristics playing a role in citric acid excretion between some strains of the genus Aspergillus

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-270

  Gradišnik Grapulin, Majda ^a   Legiša, Matic ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Citric acid; Glycerol; Isocitrate dehydrogenase; Water activity

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLYCEROL; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ASPERGILLUS; CITRIC ACID; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOCHONDRIA; OSMOREGULATOR;

FUNGI;

CITRIC ACID; GLYCEROL; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030574835     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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