Simple diffusion is the primary mechanism for glucose uptake during the production phase of the Aspergillus niger citric acid process

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 451-456

  Wayman, F M ^a   Mattey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Citric acid; Diffusion; Glucose uptake

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DIFFUSION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE BINDING; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CITRIC ACID; DIFFUSION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; YEAST;

CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE UPTAKE; HYPHAL MEMBRANES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034688448     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(20000220)67:4<451::AID-BIT8>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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