Growth kinetics of heavy metal adapted Aspergillus niger during citric acid biosynthesis

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 610-613

  Angumeenal, A R ^a   Venkappayya, D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Growth rate; Kinetics; Metabolism; Metal ions

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 3242812196     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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