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Chitosan was successfully produced as a second valuable product fromRhizopus oryzae mycelia which had been previously used to make L(+) lactic acid. The highest yield of extractable chitosan was 700 mg/L.
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Hang, Y.D. Chitosan production fromRhizopus oryzae mycelia. Biotechnol Lett 12, 911–912 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022589
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