Steven R. Tannenbaum and Daniel I.C. Wang, editors.
Cambridge, Mass. :
M.I.T. Press,
[1975]
ix, 707 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Continues and updates material in Single-cell protein published in 1968.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Product outlook and technical feasibility of SCP -- Single-cell protein for human consumption: an overview -- Fermentor design -- Cell collection: recovery and drying for SCP manufacture -- SCP in submerged cultures -- Insoluble substrate and oxygen transport in hydrocarbon fermentation -- Removal of nucleic acids in SCP -- Protein extraction and recovery from microbial cells -- Production of SCP in Israel -- Production of fungal protein from Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) -- Production of single cell protein from insoluble agricultural wastes by mesophiles -- Conversion of insoluble agricultural wastes to SCP by thermophilic microorganisms -- Utilization of cane and coffee processing by-products as microbial protein substrates -- The growth of microfungi on carbohydrates -- Economic analysis of ultrafiltration: fermentation plants producing whey protein and SCP from cheese whey -- The pekilo process: protein from spent sulfite liquor -- SCP production from methane -- SCP production from methanol: bacteria -- Studies of biomass production of methanol oxidizing bacteria -- SCP production from methanol by yeast -- Gas-oil as a substrate for single cell protein production -- The production of yeast from n-paraffins -- Semi-commercial studies of a petroprotein process based on n-paraffins -- Producing spirulina with CO2 -- Some results of SCP medico-biological investigations -- Guidelines for the evaluation of SCP for human consumption -- Value of SCP for animals -- Animal feeding trials with a microfungal protein -- Biological effects of sulfite waste liquor components for swine -- Effect of processing on the nutritive value of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Scenedesmus obliquus, and Spirulina platensis measured by protein synthesis in vitro in rat skeletal muscle -- Clinical studies on the nutritional value of single-cell proteins -- Utilization of single cell protein for human food -- Marketing single-cell protein in sophisticated markets -- Marketing SCP in low-income countries: a double perspective -- Role of the international agencies -- Guidelines and statements of the Protein Advisory Group of the United Nations System.