Isolation of a kojic acid-producing fungus capable of using starch as a carbon source

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Rosfarizan, M ^a   Madihah, S ^a   Ariff, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CARBON;

A-CARBON; ACID PRODUCING; ACID PRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIXA ORELLANA; CARBON SOURCE; CORN STARCH; FUNGAL STRAINS; KOJIC ACID; MORNING GLORY;

STARCH;

CARBON; GLUCOSE; KOJIC ACID; POTATO STARCH; STARCH;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIXA ORELLANA; FUNGI; IPOMOEA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031907583     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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