Production and partial characterization of a thermostable amylase from ascomycetes yeast strain isolated from starchy soils

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Fossi, Bertrand Tatsinkou ^a   Tavea, Frédéric ^a   Ndjouenkeu, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Amylase activity; Amylolytic yeast; Thermostable amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FUNGAL ENZYME; OIL; STARCH;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; YEAST;

ASCOMYCOTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 18244364363     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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