title: Fungal autolysate as a nutrient supplement for ethanol and chitosan production by Mucor indicus.
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)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran. Asachi@ce.iut.ac.ir
authors.forename: Reihaneh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asachi
authors.forename: Keikhosro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Mohammad J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Taherzadeh
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002458:Cell Fractionation / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D009089:Mucor / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol