Optimization of exopolysaccharide production by pleurotus ostreatus using diffrent cultivation strategies

• Main Authors: Masri, Mohd. Helmi Johari, Othman, Nor Zalina, Abd. Malek, Roslinda, Aziz, Ramlan, Elsayed, Elsayed A., Wadaan, Mohammad A. M., El-Enshasy, Hesham Ali Metwally
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61345/1/HeshamAliMetwally2014_OptimizationofExopolysaccharideProductionByPleurotus.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61345/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Pleurotus ostreatus or known as oyster mushroom was regarded as one of the most cultivated mushroom around the world. One of the qualities it has is it able to produced exopolysaccharide called pleuran which secreted into the medium during submerged fermentation. The polysaccharide composed mainly o...