Screening of Aspergillus strains isolated from vineyards for pectinase production

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 412-414

  Taşkin, Evrim ^a   Eltem, Rengin ^b   Da Silva, Erica Simplício ^c   De Souza, João Vicente Braga ^c  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Polygalacturonase; Polymethylgalacturonase; Screening; Solid state fermentation (SSF); Submerged fermentation (SBF)

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FOETIDUS VAR. PALLIDUS; FUNGI;

EID: 55249127103     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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