July 2017

Optimization of amylase production by Aspergillus niger cultivated on yam peels in solid state fermentation using response surface methodology

The study involved the production of amylase from Aspergillus niger grown on yam peels in solid state fermentation. The process parameters: temperature, pH (initial) and incubation time were optimized for maximum amylase production using central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). Temperature was the most significant (p<0.05) parameter and the maximum interaction occurred between temperature...

Author(s): Samuel Kwatia Victoria Pearl Dzogbefia and Isaac William Ofosu