Effect of culture conditions on lipid and gamma-linolenic acid production by mucoraceous fungi

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1719-1724

  Somashekar, D ^a   Venkateshwaran, G ^a   Sambaiah, K ^a   Lokesh, B R ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Culture conditions; Fatty acid; Lipid; Mucor

Indexed keywords

AMYLOMYCES ROUXII; FUNGI; MUCOR; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 0042656934     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00258-3     Document Type: Article

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