Evaluation of locally produced Saccharomyces cerevisiae pectinase enzyme for industrial extraction of starch from cassava in Ghana

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 365-369

  Dzogbefia, V P ^a   Ofosu, G A ^a   Oldham, J H ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Enzyme dosage; Extraction rate; Pectin enzymes; Reaction time; Traditional extraction; Yield

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 70350168615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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