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 Faculty Publications 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Santhosh, Adhithya Sankar; Umesh, Mridul Title A name given to the resource Harnessing Wild Jackfruit Extract for Chitosan Production by Aspergillus versicolor AD07: Application in Antibacterial Biodegradable Sheets Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Applied Microbiology (Switzerland);Volume;5;Issue;3;Article No.;71; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol5030071" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol5030071</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105017403825?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105017403825?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Santhosh A.S., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India Description An account of the resource A fungal strain with comparably high chitosan yield was isolated from the Shivaganga hills and identified as Aspergillus versicolor AD07 through molecular characterization. Later, the strain was cultivated on Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (SDB) and wild jackfruit-based media to evaluate its potential for chitosan production. Among the various media formulations, the highest chitosan yield (178.40 1.76 mg/L) was obtained from the jackfruit extract medium with added peptone and dextrose. The extracted chitosan was characterized through FTIR, XRD (reported a crystallinity index of 55%), TGA/DTG, and DSC analysis, confirming the presence of key functional groups and high thermal resistance. The extracted chitosan was fabricated into a sheet incorporated with 1% lemongrass oil; the sheet exhibited strong antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli (30 mm) and Bacillus megaterium (48 mm). The biodegradation studies reported a weight loss of 38.93 0.51% after 50 days of soil burial. Further, the chitosan film was tested as a packaging material for paneer, demonstrating better preservation by maintaining nutritional quality and reducing microbial load over a 14-day storage period. These findings highlight the potential of A. versicolor AD07-derived chitosan, cultivated on a waste substrate medium, as a sustainable biopolymer for food packaging applications. 2025 by the authors. Subject The topic of the resource antimicrobial sheet; chitosan; food packaging; fungal-based bioproduct; wild jackfruit Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Relation A related resource ISSN: 26738007; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online