Industrial Fermentation of Vitamin C

Industrial Biotechnology of Vitamins, Biopigments, and Antioxidants

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 161-192

  Yang, Weichao ^a   Xu, Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gluconobacter oxydans; Ketogulonicigenium vulgare; L ascorbic acid; L sorbose; Microbial oxidation; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; FERMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; KETOGULONICIGENIUM VULGARE; L-ASCORBIC ACID; L-SORBOSE; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; VITAMIN C;

ASCORBIC ACID;

EID: 84977765891     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527681754.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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