DEVELOPMENT OF PALM-OIL BASED GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF XANTHAN GUM IN A STIRRED-TANK BIOREACTOR

Xanthan gum is an important suspending, stabilizing, thickening and emulsifying agent in food and non food industries. It is currently produced by a bioprocess using an aerobic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. It has been found that the use of vegetable oils in the fermentation could overcome some...

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Main Author: Murthy V.P.S. Veluri (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Shah Alam, Selangor Universiti Teknologi MARA. 2010
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