Fermentative Production of Mycelial Chitosan from Zygomycetes: Media Optimization and Physico-Chemical Characterization
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51142#.VFbfr2fHRK0 Author(s) Pradnya N. Vaingankar * , Archana R. Juvekar Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India . ABSTRACT The present study focused on production of mycelial chitosan from fungal mycelium by submerged fermentation with ecologically more balanced process. Different fungal strains were screened and Absidia butleri NCIM 977 was found to produce the highest mycelial chitosan. The one-factor-at-a-time method was adopted to investigate the effect of batch time, environmental factors ( i.e . initial pH and temperature) and medium components ( ...