Fungal autolysate as a nutrient supplement for ethanol and chitosan production by Mucor indicus.

Abstract

Mucor indicus can be used to produce ethanol from a variety of sugars, including pentose's. An extract of it, produced by autolysis, could replace yeast extract in culture medium with improved production of ethanol. At 10 g l(-1), the extract gave a higher ethanol yield (0.47 g g(-1)) and productivity (0.71 g l(-1) h(-1)) compared to medium containing yeast extract (yield 0.45 g g(-1); productivity 0.67 g l(-1) h(-1)).

• Authors: Reihaneh Asachi, Keikhosro Karimi, Mohammad J Taherzadeh
• Journal: Biotechnology letters (Biotechnol Lett) Vol. 33 Issue 12 Pg. 2405-9 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1573-6776 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 21842395 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

Chemical References

• Culture Media
• Ethanol

Topics

• Cell Culture Techniques (methods)
• Cell Fractionation (methods)
• Culture Media (metabolism)
• Ethanol (metabolism)
• Mucor (chemistry, metabolism)