Control of amylase production and growth characteristics of Aspergillus ochraceus

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-10

  Nahas, Ely ^a   Waldemarin, Mirela M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

amylase; Aspergillus ochraceus; Carbon source; Nitrogen source

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CASAMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; NITROGEN; SODIUM NITRITE; STARCH; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH;

AMYLASES; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CASEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUCOSE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; STARCH; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0042361810     PISSN: 01874640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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