Recent advances in the malting and brewing industry

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 85-98

  Linko, Matti ^a   Haikara, Auli ^a   Ritala, Anneli ^a   Penttilä, Merja ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brewing; Genetically modified yeasts; Immobilization; Lactic starters; Malting; Transgenic barleys

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BREWERIES; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; YEAST;

BREWING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEASTS; LACTIC STARTERS; MALTING; TRANSGENIC BARLEYS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMATION; BARLEY; BEER; BIOREACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; YEAST;

EID: 0032573216     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00135-7     Document Type: Review

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