Xylitol and riboflavin accumulation in xylose-grown cultures of Pichia guilliermondii

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-61

  Leathers, T D ^a   Gupta, S C ^a,b  

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

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMYCETALES; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031054347     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050888     Document Type: Article

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