• Title of article

    Influence of Different Nitrogen Sources on Amount of Chitosan Production by Aspergillus niger in Solid State Fermentation

  • Author/Authors

    -، - نويسنده Biochemical and Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Center, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN Maghsoodi, Vida , -، - نويسنده Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN Yaghmaei, Soheila , -، - نويسنده Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN Beigi, Sayed Mohammad

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 45 سال 2008
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    47
  • To page
    52
  • Abstract
    -
  • Abstract
    In this study the effect of different nitrogen source substrates on the amount of chitosan production by Aspergillus niger was investigated. A. niger PTCC 5012 from the Persian Type Culture Collection (PTCC) was grown on soy bean, corn seed and canola residues at 30 °C for specified cultivation days under sterilized conditions. Chitosan was extracted from the fungal mycelia using hot alkaline and acid treatment. The results were shown that soy bean residue at moisture of 37% and 8.40.26 % of nitrogen content produced the highest amount of chitosan (17.0530.95 g/kg of dry substrate), after 12 days of incubation. Corn seed residue produced very low amount of chitosan (1.90.4 % of nitrogen content). The chitosan was analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy and its spectrum was recorded.   
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (IJCCE)
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (IJCCE)
  • Record number

    2151875