TY - JOUR T1 - Optimization and Kinetic Analysis of Carbon Sources on the Production of Alpha Amylase by Saccharomyces cerevisiae AU - , Hamad Ashraf AU - Abdullah, Roheena AU - , Ikram- ul- Haq JO - Journal of Food Technology VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 187 EP - 190 PY - 2003 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1684-8462 DO - jftech.2003.187.190 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2003.187.190 KW - AB - The present study is concerned with the selection of carbon sources for the production of alpha amylase by Saccharomyces cerevisiae GCB-20. The lactose, glucose, maltose, xylose and sucrose as carbon sources were tested for the production of enzyme. Of all the sources tested, sucrose at the level of 0.5%was found to be best for the production of alpha amylase (530U/ml/min). The kinetic analysis indicated that the volumetric production of biomass and alpha amylase was significantly higher in the presence of sucrose (0.5%) added to the fermentation medium. ER -