Thermostable α-amylase production by Bacillus firmus CAS 7 using potato peel as a substrate

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 54, 2011, Pages 11235-11238

  Elayaraja, S ^a   Velvizhi, T ^a   Maharani, V ^a   Mayavu, P ^a   Vijayalakshmi, S ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus firmus CAS 7; Marine; Potato peel substrate; Thermostable; amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GROWTH RATE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PH; POTATO; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 80053071712     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.1572     Document Type: Article

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