Production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger using cane molasses in a stirred fermentor

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-271

  Ali, Sikander ^a   Ikram ul Haq, ^a   Qadeer, M A ^b   Iqbal, Javed ^c  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Blackstrap molasses; Citric acid; Fermentation; Filamentous fungi; Kinetic study

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249140217     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol5-issue3-fulltext-3     Document Type: Article

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