Effective production of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine by Serratia marcescens using chitinaceous waste

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Kim, Kwang ^a   Creagh, A Louise ^b   Haynes, Charles A ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitin pretreatment; Chitinase chitobiase; Enzyme induction; Feeding strategy; N acetyl D glucosamine chitinolytic hydrolysis; Serratia marcescens QM b1466

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084267     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932505     Document Type: Article

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