A strategy for enhancing lipase production by Acinetobacter radioresistens from n-hexadecane

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-288

  Chen, Shu Jen ^a   Cheng, Chu Yuan ^a   Chen, Teh Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter radioresistens; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Lipase production; N hexadecane

Indexed keywords

ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEXADECANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; OLEIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; EMULSIFICATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; OLEIC ACID; PARAFFINS;

EMULSIFIERS; HEXADECANE; LIPASE;

ENZYMES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; MICROORGANISM; PRODUCTION METHOD;

EID: 0032728668     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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