A microbial biosensor based on Yarrowia lipolytica for the off-line determination of middle-chain alkanes

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 14, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 723-727

  Alkasrawi, M ^a   Nandakumar, R ^a   Margesin, R ^b   Schinner, F ^b   Mattiasson, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Middle chain alkanes; Psychrotrophic; Yarrowia lipolytica

Indexed keywords

PARAFFINS; YEAST;

PSYCHROTROPHIC;

BIOSENSORS;

ALKANE; DODECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA; YEAST;

ALKANES; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; PETROLEUM; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 0032745031     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(99)00046-9     Document Type: Article

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