Abstract
Pleurotus sajor-caju PL27, a white rot fungus, degraded up to 87% of the tannins in spent coffee grounds as a solid substrate over 32 days. Degradation of tannins was enhanced if potato and dextrose were included. The potential nutritive value of the substrate as animal feed may be improved by this process.
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Yum-Shing Wong is with the Biology Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. Xun Wang is a visiting scientist from the Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industry, People's Republic of China.
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Wong, Y.S., Wang, X. Degradation of tannins in spent coffee grounds by Pleurotus sajor-caju . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 7, 573–574 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368364
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368364