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Corn cobs, an agricultural waste material, were used as carbon source for single cell protein (SCP) by collulolytic fungusMyrothecium verrucaria. The biomass comprised of protein 28·1%; moisture 5·75%; fat 2·3%; phosphorus 0·88% and ash 7·42%. The amino acid provisional scoring pattern of biomass showed deficiency in sulphur containing amino acid methionine. Feeding trials on rats with biomass revealed that its supplementation to wheat flour at 30% level improved the growth rate and protein efficiency ratio (PER) as compared to wheat flour alone. Incorporation of DL-methionine to 30% SCP diet further improved the growth rate and PER values in rats.
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Singh, A., Dhillon, G.S. & Kalra, M.S. Supplementary value of single cell protein fromMyrothecium verrucaria to wheat protein. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 90, 275–279 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052924
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