Gluconic acid: Properties, applications and microbial production

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Ramachandran, Sumitra ^a   Fontanille, Pierre ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^b   Larroche, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Gluconic acid; Glucose oxidase; Microbial production

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FERMENTATION PROCESS; GLUCONIC ACIDS; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SODIUM GLUCONATE;

ASPERGILLUS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

GLUCOSE SENSORS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLUCONOBACTER;

EID: 33745846810     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: 13309862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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