Full Length Research Paper
Glucose Production from Banana Peel using Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae ATCC 17891
Author(s): A Ajiboye, N Magaji and R Olawoyin*
Glucose is a sugar with a wide range of applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. It was produced in this study by submerged fermentation using fungi. Aspergillus flavus was isolated from banana peel, identified and compared to a typed strain of Aspergillus oryzae (ATCC 17891) collected from the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) Lagos. An agro based waste; banana peel (Musa sapientum) served as substrate. The proximate analysis of the banana peel was also determined using standard procedures. The banana peels substrate was pretreated by hydrolysis and used as substrate in a mineral salts medium in submerged fermentation. The parameters which gave the highest yields were there after combined in a single fermentation. Results of the proximate analysis of the banana peel showed carbohydrate 55.87%, crude protein 4.31%, crude fib.. Read More»
DOI:
10.15651/GJEST.22.10.011