The kinetics of simultaneous glucose and fructose uptake and product formation by Aspergillus niger in citric acid fermentation

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2261-2268

  Bizukojc, Marcin ^a   Ledakowicz, Stanislaw ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Carbohydrates utilisation; Citric acid production; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; FUNGI; HYDROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BEET SUGAR; CITRIC ACID;

GLUCOSE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; FUNGI;

EID: 4344583434     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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