Table 1.

Profile of growth of M. circinelloides UCP 050 in yam bean medium at 28 °C, 150 rpm, during 96 hours of cultivation, describe glucose and protein consumption, pH ranger, biomass (g/L), chitin and chitosan yields (mg/mL).

M. circinelloides/Cultivation time (h)	Glucose consumption (g/L)	Nitrogen consumption (g/L)	pH	Biomass yield (g/L)	Chitin yield (mg/g)	Chitosan yield (mg/g)
0	11.4 ± 0.2	8.72 ± 0.09	7 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.0	260 ± 0.4	33 ± 0.1
24	9.6 ± 0.1	7.2 ± 0.2	5.9 ± 0.2	11.6 ± 0.6	320 ± 0.2	64 ± 0.2
48	3.95 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.09	4.8 ± 0.2	16.8 ± 0.4	500 ± 0.2	64 ± 0.2
72	3.16 ± 0.1	0.84 ± 0.1	4.5 ± 0.1	20.7 ± 0.5	500 ± 0.2	64 ± 0.4
96	2.08 ± 0.1	0.01 ± 0.07	4.2 ± 0.1	18.9 ± 0.5	500 ± 0.0	64 ± 0.1