Polyhydroxybutyrate production using agro-industrial residue as substrate by Bacillus sphaericus NCIM 5149
The aim of this work was to study the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) using agro- industrial residues as the carbon source. Seven substrates, viz., wheat bran, potato starch, sesame oil cake, groundnut oil cake, cassava powder, jackfruit seed powder and corn flour were hydrolyzed using comme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000100003 |