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Protein measurement in solid-state fermentation

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Biotechnology Techniques

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Membrane filter culture was used as a model system for the investigation of the growth of Rhizopus oligosporus in solid-state fermentation. The biuret method gave more accurate estimations of protein than the Folin-Lowry method. However, due to the change in the protein content of the biomass during the fermentation, protein cannot be considered to be a reliable index of growth in solid-state fermentation.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, 4072, Queensland, Australia

    D. A. Mitchell, E. Gumbira-Sa'id & P. P. Greenfield

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, 4072, Queensland, Australia

    H. W. Doelle

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Mitchell, D.A., Gumbira-Sa'id, E., Greenfield, P.P. et al. Protein measurement in solid-state fermentation. Biotechnol Tech 5, 437–442 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155489

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