Studies on the production of phytase by a newly isolated strain of Aspergillus niger var teigham obtained from rotten wood-logs

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-217

  Vats, Purva ^a   Banerjee, U C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger var teigham; Phytase; Phytate degradation; Phytic acid

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 0036807749     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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