Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate) synthesis from a mutant strain Azotobacter vinelandii utilizing glucose in a batch reactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Dhanasekar, R ^a   Viruthagiri, T ^a   Sabarathinam, P L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Batch kinetic modeling; Glucose; Mutant strain Azotobacter vinelandii; Poly(3 hydroxy butyrate)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

BATCH REACTORS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

GLUCOSE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BATCH REACTOR; CELL DENSITY; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GROWTH; INOCULATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 0042866226     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(02)00176-6     Document Type: Article

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