Nitrogen supplements effect on amylase production by Aspergillus niger using cassava whey medium

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 682-686

  Oshoma, C E ^a   Imarhiagbe, E E ^b   Ikenebomeh, M J ^a   Eigbaredon, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b House Annex   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amylase; Aspergillus niger; Cassava whey; Yeast extract

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; NITROGEN; SODIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION MONITORING; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PH; WHEY; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 76649125575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.438     Document Type: Article

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