Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Banana peels as a cost effective substrate for fungal chitosan synthesis: optimisation and characterisation Subject The topic of the resource antimicrobial activity; banana peel hydrolysate; characterisation; Fungal chitosan; RSM Description An account of the resource Massive accumulation of unprocessed banana peels enthralls sustainable issues as they are eventually dumped as landfills leading to emission of obnoxious gasses. To avoid these persisting challenges the present study shims lights on chitosan production from the characterised fungal strain using banana peel hydrolysate as an effective medium. Substantial amount of carbohydrate in banana peels serves as a potential solution for fungal chitosan production in a view to attain a circular bioeconomy and repurposed for synthesis of beneficial products in a cost effective manner. Presence of fermentable sugars in banana peels qualifies them as a feasible substrate which could be exploited for scaling up of fungal chitosan synthesis. Screened isolate was subjected to statistical optimisation using formulated medium to elucidate the influential factors that had significant effect on chitosan production. The harvested chitosan biomass was characterised through standardised techniques and evaluated for further studies. Statistical optimisation reveals that ammonium nitrate (5 g/L), pH (6) and incubation time (144 hrs) were the three PBD variables that had a greater influence on fungal chitosan yield. The validated developed model exhibited maximum yield of 200 mg/L, a 4.4 fold increase than unoptimised medium (45 mg/L). These findings emphasise the fermentative synthesis of chitosan through valorisation of banana peel prop up a complementary approach in concomitant with preserving renewable resources and bioproduct formation. 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor &amp; Francis Group. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Priyanka K.; Umesh M.; Preethi K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Taylor and Francis Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2022.2164220" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2022.2164220</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146481115&amp;doi=10.1080%2F09593330.2022.2164220&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fe34ef0db14526c75f58cac372c56a83" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146481115&amp;doi=10.1080%2f09593330.2022.2164220&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fe34ef0db14526c75f58cac372c56a83</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9593330; PubMed ID: 36579848; CODEN: ENVTE Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Priyanka K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Preethi K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India