Effect of moisture content in polyurethane foams as support for solid-substrate fermentation of Lecanicillium lecanii on the production profiles of chitinases

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Marin Cervantes, María del Carmen ^a   Matsumoto, Yoyi ^a   Ramírez Coutiño, Laura ^a   Rocha Pino, Zaizy ^a   Viniegra, Gustavo ^a   Shirai, Keiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chitinases; Entomopathogenic fungi; Lecanicillium lecanii; Polyurethane foam

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; MOISTURE; POLYURETHANES; SUBSTRATES;

CHITINASES; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; LECANICILLIUM LECANII; POLYURETHANE FOAM;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

FUNGI; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 37149037114     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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