Scaling-up of complex whole-cell bioconversions in conventional and non-conventional media

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 619-626

  Marques, Marco P C ^a   De Carvalho, Carla C C R ^a   Cabral, Joaquim M S ^a   Fernandes, Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; kLa; Microtiter plates; Mycobacterium sp.; Scaleup; Volumetric power input

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; AQUEOUS-ORGANIC SYSTEMS; CLEANER PROCESS; HIGHER YIELD; MICROTITER PLATES; MULTISTEP REACTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; NON-CONVENTIONAL MEDIA; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; PURE COMPOUNDS; RESTING CELLS; SCALE-UP; SCALING-UP; SIDE CHAINS; SOLUBLE SUBSTRATES; STIRRED TANK; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS; VOLUMETRIC POWER; VOLUMETRIC POWER CONSUMPTION; WHOLE CELL;

BOTTLES; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN;

BIOCONVERSION;

OXYGEN; SITOSTEROL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SCALE UP; WHOLE CELL;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; SITOSTEROLS;

MYCOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 77954268016     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22711     Document Type: Article

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