Combining induced mutation and protoplasting for strain improvement of Aspergillus oryzae for kojic acid production

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1163-1166

  Wan, Hisao Ming ^a   Chen, Chien Chiang ^a   Chang, Te Sheng ^a   Giridhar, Raghavan N ^a   Wu, Wen Teng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; kojic acid; protoplasting; strain improvement; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; KOJIC ACID; NITROGEN; PYRONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PROTOPLAST; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FERMENTATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NITROGEN; PROTOPLASTS; PYRONES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE;

EID: 3943070481     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000035490.49252.38     Document Type: Article

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