Mar 24, 2015 - and Medicinal Fungi Auricularia auricula. Min Zhang1 & Gongnian Xiao2 & Ronald W. Thring3,4 &. Wan Chen1 & Huabin Zhou1 & Hailong ...
Appl Biochem Biotechnol (2015) 176:253–266 DOI 10.1007/s12010-015-1571-9
Production and Characterization of Melanin by Submerged Culture of Culinary and Medicinal Fungi Auricularia auricula Min Zhang 1 & Gongnian Xiao 2 & Ronald W. Thring 3,4 & Wan Chen 1 & Huabin Zhou 1 & Hailong Yang 1
Received: 23 October 2014 / Accepted: 12 March 2015 / Published online: 24 March 2015 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Abstract Natural melanin is of great potential value and application in the fields of pharmacology, cosmetics, and functional foods. In the present study, statistically designed experiments were conducted for the optimization of the media to enhance the production of melanin by submerged culture of Auricularia auricula. Glucose, tyrosine, peptone, and CaCO3 were found to have significant effects (P
