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Advances in glucosamine production from waste biomass and microbial fermentation technology and its applications

  • Vishal Ahuja
  • , Arvind Kumar Bhatt
  • , Vaishali Sharma
  • , Ranju Kumari Rathour
  • , Nidhi Rana
  • , Ravi Kant Bhatia
  • , Sunita Varjani
  • , Manu Kumar
  • , Sara Magdouli
  • , Yung-Hun Yang
  • , Shashi Kant Bhatia*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Glucosamine (Gln) is a universal amino sugar, present in animals, plants, and microbes as a major component of various structural polymers, i.e. chitin, chitosan, and peptidoglycans. Besides structural applications, several experimental and clinical trials have shown its tremendous applications in the health sector especially in the case of cancer, osteoarthritis (OA), allergy, and inflammation-associated complications. Wider and safer applications for Gln increased its volumetric demand and market share exponentially. Different methods of Gln production such as direct extraction from sea waste (chitin) and plants biomass have been reported. However, phytoextraction and chemical hydrolysis of chitinous wastes are suffered from limited yield and high production costs. In recent years, microbial/enzymatic hydrolysis has taken over the market due to economic and eco-friendly production. In addition, genetically modified bacterial fermentation is also under development stage. In this review, recent progress related to Gln production from different resources and its various applications is reviewed in detail.

© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021
Original languageEnglish
JournalBiomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Online published7 Oct 2021
DOIs
Publication statusOnline published - 7 Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

SQ and KKP received financial support via projects National Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF/2019/002631) and extramural research grant (EMR/2015/001959) from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), respectively.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

Research Keywords

  • Chitin
  • Fermentation
  • Fungal biomass
  • Glucosamine
  • N-acetyl glucosamine

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