The use of yam peel for growth of locally isolated Aspergillus niger and amylase production

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-51

  Uguru, G C ^a,c   Akinyanju, J A ^b   Sani, A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Amylase; Aspergillus niger; Soluble starch; Yam peel

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; PH; STARCH; TEMPERATURE;

AMYLASE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; SOLUBLE STARCH; YAM PEEL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AMYLASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DIOSCOREA ALATA; FUNGI;

EID: 0031193688     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(96)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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