Biotechnology
New biotechnology study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Minho
Published in Biotech Business Week, July 13th, 2009
According to a study from Braga, Portugal, "The fungus Aspergillus japonicus ATCC 20236 was immobilized in vegetal fiber and used in repeated batch fermentations of sucrose (200 g/l) for the production of beta-fructofuranosidases (FFase). The assays were performed during eight consecutive cycles that were completed in a total period of 216 h. After each 24-h cycle of fermentation (except for the first cycle, which lasted 48 h), the fermented broth was replaced by fresh medium, and the FFase activity was determined in the replaced medium."
"The average value of FFase activity was a constant 40.6 U/ml at the end of the initial seven cycles, but had decreased by 22% at the...
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