Improved adsorption of Aspergillus niger 589 spores on high-density polyethylene for progesterone biotransformation

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 510-512

  Kulkarni, Aparna G ^a   Lele, Smita S ^a,b   Kulkarni, Pushpa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aspergillus niger spores; HDPE; PEI; Progesterone biotransformation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOCONVERSION; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; FUNGI; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PLASTIC COATINGS; SOLVENTS;

POLYETHYLENEIMINE; PROGESTERONE;

HORMONES;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYST; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 0032415903     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(98)80162-1     Document Type: Article

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