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).
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The authors are grateful to Professor Lars Edebo and Dr. Akram Zamani for their assistance and scientific supports.
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Asachi, R., Karimi, K. & Taherzadeh, M.J. Fungal autolysate as a nutrient supplement for ethanol and chitosan production by Mucor indicus . Biotechnol Lett 33, 2405–2409 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0725-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0725-2