Components in the inoculum determine the kinetics of Azotobacter vinelandii cultures and the molecular weight of its alginate

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1251-1254

  Trujillo Roldán, Mauricio A ^a   Peña, Carlos ^a   Galindo, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alginate; Alginate lyase; Azotobacter vinelandii

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATES; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 0042355609     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025027010892     Document Type: Article

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