Citric acid production by a novel Aspergillus niger isolate: I. Mutagenesis and cost reduction studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3464-3469

  Lotfy, Walid A ^a   Ghanem, Khaled M ^a   El Helow, Ehab R ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Beet molasses; Citric acid; Mutation; Submerged fermentation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COST REDUCTION; FERMENTATION; MUTAGENESIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BEET MOLASSES; ETHYL METHANE SULFONATE (EMS); SUBMERGED FERMENTATION;

CITRIC ACID;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; CARBON; CITRIC ACID; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; NITROGEN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CITRIC ACID; COST REDUCTION; FERMENTATION; MUTAGENESIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CITRIC ACID; FUNGUS; GROWTH; MUTATION; PRODUCTION COST; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YIELD;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITRIC ACID; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; FERMENTATION; MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548261249     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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