A solid state fermentation based bacterial α-amylase and fungal glucoamylase system and its suitability for the hydrolysis of wheat starch

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-192

  Soni, Sanjeev K ^a   Kaur, Arshdeep ^a   Gupta, Jugal Kishore ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bacillus; Glucoamylase; Solid state fermentation; Starch hydrolysis; Thermostable; Amylase

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0347544004     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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