Why do exopolysaccharide yields from the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans fall during batch culture fermentation?

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-112

  Campbell, Bradley S ^a   McDougall, Barbara M ^a   Seviour, Robert J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amylolytic activity; Aureobasidium pullulans; Batch fermentation; Exopolysaccharide; Pullulan; Pullulanase; Glucanase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; NITRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PULLULANASE;

ARTICLE; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BATCH FERMENTATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION;

AUREOBASIDIUM; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038072744     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(03)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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