Optimization of fungal chitosan production from Cunninghamella echinulata using statistical  designs.

ABSTRACT: Fungal chitosan (FCH) is superior to crustacean chitosan (CH) sources and is of immense interest to the scientific community while having a high demand at the global market. Industrial scale fermentation technologies of FCH production are associated with considerable challenges that frequently restrict their economic production and feasibility. The production of high quality FCH using an underexplored fungal strain Cunninghamella echinulata NCIM 691 that is hoped to mitigate potential future large-scale production was investigated. The one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) method was implemented to examine the effect of the medium components (i.e. carbon and nitrogen) on the FCH yield. Among these variables, the optimal condition for increased FCH yield was carbon (glucose) and nitrogen (yeas

SUBMITTER: Karamchandani BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature