Spectrophotometric determination of mycelial biomass

Banerjee, U C and Chisti, Y. and Moo-Young, M. (1993) Spectrophotometric determination of mycelial biomass. Biotechnology Techniques, 7 (4). pp. 313-316. ISSN 0951-208X

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Abstract

The optical density (450 nm) of samples of homogenized fungal biomass correlated linearly with the dry weight of the biomass in the samples. As shown for broths of the filamentous microfungus Neurospora sitophila, the sensitivity of the technique depended on the extent of fragmentation of fungal hyphae during homogenization: increased fragmentation increased sensitivity. The method applied during all phases of growth, was as accurate as the conventional dry weight technique and permitted rapid and simple measurement of biomass concentration.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer Science.
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User:	Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2012 15:23
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2012 09:37
URI:	http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/673

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