Improvement of tea leaves fermentation with Aspergillus spp. pectinase

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-303

  Angayarkanni, Jayaraman ^a   Palaniswamy, Muthusamy ^b   Murugesan, Subbaiyan ^a   Swaminathan, Krishnasamy ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Karpagam Arts and Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus spp.; Pectinase enzyme; Tea fermentation

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

SOLUBLE SOLIDS;

ENZYMES;

POLYGALACTURONASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CELL SEPARATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; TEA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0036432566     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.94.299     Document Type: Article

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