Production and characterization of α-amylase from Aspergillus niger

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Gupta, A ^a   Gupta, V K ^b   Modi, D R ^c   Yadava, L P ^b  

^a M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

amylase; Aspergillus niger; Carbon sources; Metal ion concentrations; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE PRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON SOURCES; ENZYME PRODUCTION; FUNGAL STRAINS; INCUBATION PERIODS; METAL ION CONCENTRATION; METAL ION CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN SOURCES; NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT; OPTIMUM PH; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; SURFACTANTS; TIME COURSE; TRITON X-100; TWEEN 80;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; METAL IONS; METALS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 67651062075     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.551.556     Document Type: Article

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