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Pilot plant batch production of Neurospora crassa
Author(s) -
Ensign Stewart,
Kaplan Sam,
Bonner David M.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260050202
Subject(s) - neurospora crassa , crassa , mycelium , chemistry , tryptophan , production (economics) , biochemistry , biology , botany , gene , macroeconomics , amino acid , mutant , economics
A 50‐gal. growth chamber is described together with its air filter and humidifier. The unit was designed especially for the production of Neurospora crassa , and was found to be effective in producing bulk amounts of mycelia with a high specific activity of tryptophan synthetase.