Characterization of Glucoamylase Produced by Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus sp.

A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering August 2013

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