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Table 4 Partial fungal chitin/chitosan production summary

From: A sustainable biorefinery to convert agricultural residues into value-added chemicals

Origin strain

Feedstock

Fermentation time (days)

Chitin/chitosan content

Reference

Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 20344

100 % AD fiber with treated AD effluent

3

12.2

This study

Aspergillus niger

Yeast, peptone and dextrose broth

15

11.1a

[23]

Mucor rouxii

Yeast, peptone and dextrose broth

21

20.13a

[23]

Rhizopus oryzae MTCC 262

Deproteinized whey

3

11.9

[38]

Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 395

Steamed rice

3

20b

[45]

Rhizopus oryzae 0602

Glucose, peptone, yeast extract, etc.

4

4.91

[46]

Rhizopus oryzae 0263

Glucose, peptone, yeast extract, etc.

4

4.43

[46]

Cunninghamella echinulata

Glucose, peptone, yeast extract, etc.

4

7.14

[46]

Aspergillus niger TISTR3245

PDB

16

11

[47]

Rhizopus oryzae TISTR3189

PDB

6

14

[47]

Zygosaccharomyces rouxii TISTR5058

PDB

2

3.6

[47]

Candida albicans TISTR5239

PDB

2

4.4

[47]

Rhizopus oryzae YPF-61A

Glucose

6

7.5

[48]

Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 395

100 % potato hydrolysate

3

25

[34]

Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 20344

50 % manure liquid with 20 g/L glucose

2

21

[33]

  1. a Data shown are glucosamine content
  2. b Data shown is chitin/chitosan content only in mycelia