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Mutation of Alternaria tenuissima FCBP-252 for hyper-active alpha-amylase.
Indian journal of experimental biology - 1 Jul 2009
Shafique Sobiya, Bajwa Rukhsana, Shafique Shazia
Abstract excerpt
Production of extracellular alpha-amylase enzyme by a filamentous fungus, Alternaria tenuissima was studied in solid-state fermentation (SSF) as well as submerged fermentation (SmF). The potential strain was successfully mutated by UV and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). High-level of alpha-amylase activity was obtained by the mutant At-Ch-5.6 (76.75 Units mL(-1)) after chemical treatment followed by UV mutant...
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