Production and isolation of chitosan by submerged and solid-state fermentation from Lentinus edodes

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Crestini, Claudia ^a   Kovac, Boris ^b   Giovannozzi Sermanni, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

chitosan; Lentinus edodes; solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CENTRIFUGATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; SUBSTRATES; WATER;

CHITOSAN; LENTINUS EDIODES; LOW ACETYLATION DEGREE; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; SUBMERGED FERMENTATION;

PROTEINS;

CHITOSAN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 13344275181     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.260500202     Document Type: Article

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