Abstract
Growth of Aspergillus niger and glucoamylase production correlated well with the water activity of the substrate (wheat bran plus corn flour) in a solid-state fermentation. Both were maximal at an initial water activity of 0.936. Glycoamylase reached 550 units/g dry substrate after 96 h.
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The authors are with the Biotechnology Unit, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Trivandrum-695 019, India
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Pandey, A., Ashakumary, L., Selvakumar, P. et al. Influence of water activity on growth and activity of Aspergillus niger for glycoamylase production in solid-state fermentation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 10, 485–486 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144481
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