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Synthetic and natural zeolite were used to control the nitrogen source level inBacillus megaterium cultures producing extracellular proteinase by means of reversible adsorption. The addition of biochemically inert, calcium aluminosilicates significantly increased the yield of the enzyme. A simple mathematical model explaining the mechanism has been formulated and its parameters estimated.
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Votruba, J., Pazlarová, J. & Chaloupka, J. Use of zeolite to controlBacillus megaterium extracellular proteinase production. Folia Microbiol 43, 613–616 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02816377
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