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Evaluation of the SCP from Opuntia juice

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In deseeded opuntia juice medium batch and continuous cultivation ofCandida utilis produced 12 and 19.9gl−1 yield of the SCP respectively. Its biological value(72), digestibility coefficient(70) and protein score(58) indicated it to be a good protein.

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  1. Biochemical Engg.Res.Centre,I.I.T., Hauz Khas, 110029, New Delhi, India

    S. N. Mukhopadhyay

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Laboratorios Nacionales de Fomento Industrial, Apart ado Posta141-537, Mexico 10, D.F.

    E. Camargo Rubio, A. Ornelas Vale, G. Casarrubias Arcos & J. Ibarra Leon

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Mukhopadhyay, S.N., Rubio, E.C., Vale, A.O. et al. Evaluation of the SCP from Opuntia juice. Biotechnol Lett 1, 217–220 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386902

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