Polygalacturonase production of Rhizopus sp. MKU 18 using a metal-ion-regulated liquid medium

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 199-201

  Morita, Hiroshi ^a   Fujio, Yusaku ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suzugamine Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metal ion regulated liquid culture; Polygalacturonase production; Rhizopus sp. MKU 18; Wheat bran solid culture

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; POLYGALACTURONASE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; LIQUID; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; RHIZOPUS;

FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033401123     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.199     Document Type: Article

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