Characterization of 24-well microtiter plate reactors for a complex multistep bioconversion: From sitosterol to androstenedione

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Marques, Marco P C ^a   Magalhães, Salomé ^a   Cabral, Joaquim M S ^a   Fernandes, Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Microtiter plates; Monitoring; Mycobacterium sp.; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

INCUBATION PERIODS; INTERVAL OF CONFIDENCES; MICROTITER PLATES; MODEL SYSTEMS; MULTI STEPS; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; ONE POTS; PH MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIDE CHAINS; SYSTEMATIC STUDIES; WHOLE CELLS;

OXYGEN;

BIOCONVERSION;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; OXYGEN; SITOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSOR; WHOLE CELL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BIOREACTORS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MYCOBACTERIUM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SITOSTEROLS;

MYCOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 67349150484     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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