Production and properties of microbial inulinases: Recent advances

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-212

  Kango, Naveen ^a   Jains, Sumat Chand ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fructooligosaccharides; Fructose; Inulin; Inulinase; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

CLONE CELLS; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CLONING AND EXPRESSION; FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; INULIN; INULINASE; INULOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; NON-STRUCTURAL; PREBIOTICS; SUBMERGED AND SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960854797     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: 15324249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08905436.2011.590763     Document Type: Review

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