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Invertase production by Aspergillus niger in submerged and solid-state fermentation

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Three Aspergillus nigerstrains were grown in submerged and solid state fermentation systems with sucrose at 100 g l−1. Average measurements of all strains, liquid vs solid were: final biomass (g l−1), 11 ± 0.3 vs 34 ± 5; maximal enzyme titres (U l−1) 1180 ± 138 vs 3663 ± 732; enzyme productivity (U l−1h−1) 20 ± 2 vs 87 ± 33 and enzyme yields (U/gX) 128 ± 24 vs 138 ± 72. Hence, better productivity in solid-state was due to a better mould growth.

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  1. Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. Michoacán y La Purísima, México, D.F., CP 09340, México

    S.J. Romero-Gómez & G. Viniegra-González

  2. IRD (Institut de Récherche pour le Dévélopement)-México, Cicerón 609, Los Morales, México, D.F., CP 11530, México

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Romero-Gómez, S., Augur, C. & Viniegra-González, G. Invertase production by Aspergillus niger in submerged and solid-state fermentation. Biotechnology Letters 22, 1255–1258 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005659217932

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