Screening of natural substrates and optimization of operating variables on the production of pectinase by submerged fermentation using Aspergillus niger MTCC 281

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 682-686

  Palaniyappan, M ^a   Vijayagopal, V ^b   Viswanathan, Renuka ^a   Viruthagiri, T ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b Eritrea Institute of Technology   (South Africa)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Catabolite repression; Pectin; Pectinase; Pectolytic enzymes; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

POLYGALACTURONASE; STARCH;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; CARBON SOURCE; CORN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ERWINIA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOUR; FOOD PROCESSING; FUSARIUM; KLUYVEROMYCES; PARAMETER; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PH; RHIZOPUS; SACCHAROMYCES; SCREENING; SUBMERGED FERMENTATION; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62549120366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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