Production of amylases by Aspergillus fumigatus

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Goto, Cristina Erica ^a   Barbosa, Elisangela Patrícia ^a   Kistner, Lais Do Carmo Liberato ^a   Gandra, Rinaldo Ferreira ^a   Arrias, Valéria Lopes ^a   Peralta, Rosane Marina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amylase; Aspergillus fumigatus; Enzyme induction; Glucoamylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; RAFFINOSE; STARCH; XYLOSE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GROWTH RATE; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032463036     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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