Growth, pigment production and protease activity of Monascus purpureus as affected by salt, sodium nitrite, polyphosphate and various sugars

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-37

  Tseng, Y Y ^a   Chen, M T ^b   Lin, C F ^c  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Institute For Microbial Resources   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FUNGI; GLUCOSE; MEATS; MOLDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BROTH MEDIA; CARBON SOURCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MONASCUS PURPUREUS; MYCELIA GROWTH; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PIGMENT PRODUCTION; POLYPHOSPHATES; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PROTEASE ACTIVITIES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARBON; FRUCTOSE; MALTOSE; PIGMENT; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROTEINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM NITRITE; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOULD; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN;

FUNGI; MONASCUS PURPUREUS;

EID: 0034095399     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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