Alginate molecular mass produced by Azotobacter vinelandii in response to changes of the O2 transfer rate in chemostat cultures

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 825-829

  Diaz Barrera A ^a   Silva, P ^a   Avalos R ^a   Acevedo, F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alginate; Chemostat; Molecular mass; Oxygen transfer rate

Indexed keywords

AGITATION RATES; CHEMOSTAT CULTURE; CONSTANT GROWTH RATES; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; TRANSFER RATES; UPTAKE RATE;

CHEMOSTATS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR MASS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ALGINATE;

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOMASS; METABOLISM;

ALGINATES; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOMASS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; OXYGEN;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 67349225704     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-9949-9     Document Type: Article

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