Xylitol production by candida tropicalis under different statistically optimized growth conditions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 68, 2011, Pages 15353-15363

  El Baz, A F ^a   Shetaia, M Y ^b   Elkhouli, R R ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aeration; Candida tropicalis; PH; Xylitol; Xylose; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BUFFER; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RICE BRAN;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 80755169353     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1575     Document Type: Article

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