Improvement of glucoamylase production by Aspergillus awamori using microbial biotechnology techniques

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 456-462

  Al Turki, A I ^a   Khattab, A A ^b   Ihab, A M ^c  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aspergillus awamori; Fusants; Glucoamylase; Improvement; Mutants; UV

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; FUSANTS; GLUCOAMYLASE; IMPROVEMENT; MUTANTS; UV;

STRAIN;

ENZYMES;

ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI;

EID: 67651024687     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.456.462     Document Type: Article

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