Catalytic activity of baker's yeast in a mediatorless microbial fuel cell

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-101

  Sayed, Enas Taha ^a   Tsujiguchi, Takuya ^a   Nakagawa, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); Cell adhesion; Electron transfer; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODE SURFACES; ANOLYTES; BAKER'S YEAST; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; MEDIATOR-LESS; SURFACE CONFINED SPECIES; YEAST CELL;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

YEAST;

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84860268816     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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