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Formation and location of glucose oxidase in citric acid producing mycelia of Aspergillus niger

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The formation and location of glucose oxidase was studied in Aspergillus niger, which was pregrown under citric acid producing conditions. Glucose oxidase could be “de novo” induced by a shift in pH from 1.7 to 5.5. The induction required the intracellular presence of either glucose or glucose-6-phosphate. Glucose oxidase so produced was rapidly secreted into the medium, which was not due to autolysis.

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    Harald Mischak, Christian P. Kubicek & Max Röhr

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Mischak, H., Kubicek, C.P. & Röhr, M. Formation and location of glucose oxidase in citric acid producing mycelia of Aspergillus niger . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 21, 27–31 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252357

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