Production of beta-carotene from synthetic medium by Blakeslea trispora in fed-batch culture

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-361

  Mantzouridou, F ^a   Roukas, T ^a   Kotzekidou, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blakeslea trispora; Culture morphology; Fed batch culture; Oxidative stress; Synthetic medium; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMASS; CELLS; COTTONSEED OIL; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; MORPHOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY;

OLIVE OIL; SOYBEAN OIL; ZYGOSPORES;

CELL CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS;

EID: 9944260399     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FBT-200040534     Document Type: Article

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