Exobiopolymer production of <it>Ophiocordyceps dipterigena </it>BCC 2073: optimization, production in bioreactor and characterization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biopolymers have various applications in medicine, food and petroleum industries. The ascomycetous fungus <it>Ophiocordyceps dipterigena </it>BCC 2073 produces an exobiopolymer, a (1→3)-β-<it>D</it>-glucan, in...

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Main Authors: Prathumpai Wai, Sanglier Jean-Jacques, Rachathewee Pranee, Kocharin Kanokarn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/10/51