Microwave assisted extraction of fungal biopolymer from Aspergillus kawachii biomass

CAMARILLO-CONTRERAS, KARINA; BALVANTIN-GARCIA, CECILIA; BARAJAS, LETICIA; BALAGURUSAMY, NAGAMANI; CAVALITTO, SEBASTIÁN FERNANDO; CONTRERAS ESQUIVEL, JUAN CARLOS

Asian Chitin Journal

Lugar: Purba Midnapore, India; Año: 2009 vol. 5 p. 15 - 18

0973-3345

Fourier- transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of water soluble biopolymer extracted from Aspergillus kawachii biomass by means of microwave-assisted technology is described. The yield of biopolymer was 2.7% after 2.5 min of extraction at 500W. A preliminary characterization of extracted biopolymer by FTIR indicates a chitin-glucan complex. The results clearly showed that microwaveassisted extraction could be used to improve the pectin yield and reduce extraction times