Synthesis of two distinct exopolysaccharide fractions by cultures of the polymorphic fungus Aureobasidium pullulans

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 307-314

  Madi, N S ^a   Harvey, L M ^a   Mehlert, A ^b   McNeil, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; POLYMORPHIC FUNGUS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0031101954     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(97)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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