The acetylation degree of alginates in Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC9046 is determined by dissolved oxygen and specific growth rate: Studies in glucose-limited chemostat cultivations

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 715-723

  Castillo, Tania ^a   Galindo, Enrique ^a   Peña, Carlos F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alginate acetylation; Azotobacter vinelandii; Dissolved oxygen tension; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ALGINIC ACID; GLUCOSE; POLYMER;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BREATHING RATE; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION;

ACETYLATION; ALGINATES; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOMASS; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLYESTERS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84879206101     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1274-6     Document Type: Article

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