Production of β-Carotene from Beet Molasses and Deproteinized Whey by Blakeslea trispora

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-215

  Roukas, T ^a   Mantzouridou, F ^a   Boumpa, Th ^a   Vafiadou, A ^a   Goksungur, Y ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beet molasses; Blakeslea trispora; Deproteinized whey; Shake flask culture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; SUGARS;

DEPROTEINIZED;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS;

EID: 0344232700     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FBT-120026342     Document Type: Article

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