Production and optimization of extracellular fungal chitinase produced by Metarhizium anisopliae (M.) Sorokin through Submerged and Solid State Fermentation Narendrakumar G.*, Namasivayam S. Karthick Raja, Singh R. Arul Luca Sunder Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: gnaren22@gmail.com
Online published on 2 May, 2015. Abstract Chitinase, one of the major metabolite produced by many organisms for the degradation of chitin. Chitinases also play a role in the utilization of waste from crustacean and other insects resulting in the hydrolysis of chitin to its monomer N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The production of Chitinase can be enhanced by changing the constituents in the medium. In present study chitin production from Metarhizium anisopliae isolated from the dead insect showed production with different concentration of chitin in submerged media and solid state fermentation using fish waste. Top Keywords Chitin, Chitinase, Metarhizium anisopliae, Submerged fermentation, Solid state fermentation. Top |