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Production of chitosan by submerged fermentation from Aspergillus niger

Maghsoodi, V ; Sharif University of Technology | 2009

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2009
  3. Abstract:
  4. The effect of glucose concentration in submerged fermentation (SMF) on chitosan production by Aspergillus niger was investigated. A. niger, BBRC, 20004, from the Biochemical and Bioenvironmental Research Centre at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, was grown in a Sabouro Dextrose media. Chitosan was extracted from the fungal mycelia using hot alkaline and acid treatment and after 12 days of cultivation, 0.8455 g chitosan /l of the fermentation medium was obtained. The content of glucose in the Sobouro Dextrose Broth media was also changed and the highest yield of chitosan 0.9121 g/l was obtained in Sobouro Dextrose Broth media containing 8% glucose. © Sharif University of Technology, December 2009
  5. Keywords:
  6. Aspergillus niger ; Chitosan ; Glucose ; Sabouro dextrose broth media ; Acid treatments ; Fermentation medium ; Glucose concentration ; Niger ; Research centres ; Submerged fermentation ; Tehran , Iran ; University of Technology ; Dextrose ; Fermentation ; Chitin ; Biochemical composition ; Carbohydrate ; Concentration (composition) ; Fungus ; Research work ; Submerged vegetation
  7. Source: Scientia Iranica ; Volume 16, Issue 2 C , 2009 , Pages 145-148 ; 10263098 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://scientiairanica.sharif.edu/article_3269.html