Colorimetric determination of alpha and beta-cyclodextrins and studies on optimization of CGTase production from B. firmus using factorial designs

Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.19, CGTase) production from B. firmus, isolated from soil of Curitiba, PR, was optimized in shake flask using an experimental design approach. The CGTase was produced when the carbon source was starch and beta-CD, but when simple sugars such as glucose, gal...

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Main Authors: Ilma Hiroko Higuti, Priscila Anunciação da Silva, Juliana Papp, Vivian Mayumi de Eiróz Okiyama, Edicléia Alves de Andrade, Aluizio de Abreu Marcondes, Aguinaldo José do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600001