Surface hydrophobicity of Aspergillus nidulans conidiospores and its role in pellet formation

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1049-1052

  Dynesen, Jens ^a,b   Nielsen, Jens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALKALINITY; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGI; HYDROPHOBICITY; PELLETIZING; PH; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

PELLET FORMATION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL ADHESION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOTION; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038119622     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0340032     Document Type: Article

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