title: Production of protein by fungi from agricultural wastes. III. Effect of phosphorus on the efficiency of substrate utilization and protein production by Rhizoctonia melongina, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Coprinus aratus.
abstract: An attempt was made to select a source of phosphorus that is readily available and ensures maximum protein efficiency for Rhizoctonia melongina, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Coprinus aratus, using sugarcane bagasse for the former two and wheat straw for the latter one in the liquid medium. Of the six different phosphorus compounds tested, urea phosphate was unanimously preferred by the three fungi. The concentration of urea phosphate for maximum protein output was then standardized.
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000378:metabolism*; D000383:Agriculture; D003302:Coprinus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D012232:Rhizoctonia / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D007220:Industrial Waste; D010710:Phosphates; D010758:Phosphorus