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Immobilization of baker's yeast using plaster of Paris

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Biotechnology Techniques

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Plaster of Paris was used as a matrix to bind radiation-killed cells ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Immobilized cells retained invertase activity for over 1 month of continuous operation and were about 20% more active than cells immobilized in polyacrylamide.

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  1. Food Technology & Enzyme Engineering Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400 085, Bombay, India

    S. Ghosh

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Ghosh, S. Immobilization of baker's yeast using plaster of Paris. Biotechnol Tech 2, 217–219 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01875768

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