Extraction of Fungal Chitosan by Leveraging Pineapple Peel Substrate for Sustainable Biopolymer Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Media and Chemicals
2.2. Fungal Biomass Production
2.2.1. Biomass Production Using Synthetic Media
2.2.2. Biomass Production of Pineapple Peel Waste
2.3. Extraction of Fungal Chitosan
2.4. Characterization of Extracted Chitosan
2.5. Antioxidant Activity of Extracted Chitosan
2.6. Fabrication of Chitosan Film
2.7. Biodegradation Study of the Chitosan Film
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Extraction of Chitosan from Fungal Biomass
3.2. Characterization of Extracted Chitosan
3.3. Antioxidant Activity of the Extracted Chitosan
3.4. Fabrication of Chitosan Sheet
3.5. Biodegradation Study of the Chitosan Film
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fungal Strain | Media | Yield |
---|---|---|
Aspergillus niger DEL01 (accession number: PP792611) | J (pineapple peel juice) | 63.4 ± 0.17 mg/L |
J + P (pineapple peel juice + peptone) | 139 ± 0.25 mg/L | |
J + P + D (pineapple peel juice + peptone + dextrose) | 98 ± 0.33 mg/L | |
SDB | 24 ± 0.8 mg/L |
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Davis, D.; Umesh, M.; Santhosh, A.S.; Suresh, S.; Shanmugam, S.; Kikas, T. Extraction of Fungal Chitosan by Leveraging Pineapple Peel Substrate for Sustainable Biopolymer Production. Polymers 2024, 16, 2455. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172455
Davis D, Umesh M, Santhosh AS, Suresh S, Shanmugam S, Kikas T. Extraction of Fungal Chitosan by Leveraging Pineapple Peel Substrate for Sustainable Biopolymer Production. Polymers. 2024; 16(17):2455. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172455
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavis, Delwin, Mridul Umesh, Adhithya Sankar Santhosh, Sreehari Suresh, Sabarathinam Shanmugam, and Timo Kikas. 2024. "Extraction of Fungal Chitosan by Leveraging Pineapple Peel Substrate for Sustainable Biopolymer Production" Polymers 16, no. 17: 2455. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172455