Continuous production of polygalacturonases (PGases) by Aspergillus awamori using wheat flour in surface culture fermentation

Iranian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Abbasi, Heidar ^a   Shafighzadeh, Hojat ^b   Rahimi, Abdolazim ^c  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus awamori; Continuous production; Polygalacturonase; Surface culture fermentation; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FLOUR; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SURFACE CULTURE FERMENTATION; WHEAT;

ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78651366141     PISSN: 17283043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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