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The use of monochloroacetic acid for improved ethanol production by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Arasaratnam, V., Balasubramaniam, K. The use of monochloroacetic acid for improved ethanol production by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 14, 107–111 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008888820176

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