Production of thermostable α-amylases by solid state fermentation - A review

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Regulapati, Rahul ^a   Malav, Prem N ^a   Gummadi, Sathyanarayana N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Solid state fermentation; Starch hydrolysis; Thermostable; amylases

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247477709     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.1.11     Document Type: Review

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