Solid-state fermentation of carob pods byAspergillus niger for protein production: effect of particle size.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Smail T; .; Salhi O; Knapp JS
- Source
- Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9012472 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0959-3993 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09593993 NLM ISO Abbreviation: World J Microbiol Biotechnol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0959-3993
Two strains ofAspergillus niger were cultured in solid-state fermentation system on carob pods ground from 1.25 to 8 mm diam. A particle size of 2.5 mm gave the highest protein content of the final product (20%, w/w) and 52% of the total soluble carbohydrates were utilized. The total tannin concentration of the carob pods decreased by 83% in 4 days of fermentation.