Pretreatment and hydrolysis of cassava peels for fermentable sugar production

Asian Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-70

  Mohammed, A ^a   Oyeleke, S B ^b   Egwim, E C ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Hydrolysis; Pretreatment; Reducing sugar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897595453     PISSN: 18159923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2014.65.70     Document Type: Article

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