Production and molecular weight characteristics of alginate from free and immobilized-cell cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 895-900

  Saude, N ^a   Junter, G A ^a  

^a Normandie Université   (France)

Author keywords

Alginate; Azotobacter vinelandii; Bioproduction; Exopolysaccharide; Immobilized cells; Macromolecular weight

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; IMMOBILIZED CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 0036182843     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(01)00298-9     Document Type: Article

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