Gluconic acid is a mild organic acid derived from glucose by a simple oxidation reaction. The reaction is facilitated by the enzyme glucose oxidase (fungi) and glucose dehydrogenase (bacteria such as Gluconobacter). Microbial ...

Aims: To exploit conidiospores of Aspergillus niger as a vector for glucose oxidase extraction from solid media, and their direct use as biocatalyst in the bioconversion of glucose to gluconic acid. Methods and Results: ...