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An improved extraction procedure for soluble sugars and tannins from carob bean is described. The yeast flora of the carob is rich, withSaccharomyces predominant; an isolate ofSchizosaccharomyces versatilis cultured in the aqueous extract utilizes tannins as well as sugars to give a high biomass and protein yield of good quality.
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Marakis, S.G., Karagouni, A.D. Screening of carob bean yeasts. Chemical composition ofSchizosaccharomyces versatilis grown on aqueous carob extract. Biotechnol Lett 7, 831–836 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025565
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