Agro-food wastes utilization by Blakeslea trispora for carotenoids production

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-153

  Papaioannou, Emmanouil H ^a,b   Liakopoulou Kyriakides, Maria ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agro food wastes; Biotechnologically produced carotenoids; Blakeslea trispora; Natural substrates; carotene

Indexed keywords

BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUNGI; PRUNUS PERSICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860459340     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2012_2194     Document Type: Article

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