Isolation of raw starch hydrolysing fungi and purification of a-amylase from Geotrichum candidum CMSS06

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  De Silva, S N T ^a   Attanayaka, D P S T G ^a   Nirosha, S R ^a   Aththanayaka, A M W S ^a  

^a WAYAMBA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cassava, fungi; Geotrichum candidum; Raw starch; amylase

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650941316     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v37i2.1064     Document Type: Article

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