Acid dips, edible coatings and films are alternative treatments to the use of chemicals to extend the storage life of litchi and rambutan fruits. The use of microorganisms to diminish the incidence of phytopathogens by competition and production of antagonistic compounds is another alternative. These postharvest treatments are well documented,...
Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on earth together and with the chitosan, its main derivative, they have shown several applications. Shrimp wastes represent a source of chitin that allows recovery of this compound and this process resolves an environmental problem. Chitin and chitosan are produced industrially by...
En este trabajo se seleccionaron hongos fitopatógenos que presentaran actividad quitina desacetilasa (CDA) en cultivo en medio líquido. Una vez elegida la cepa, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, se procedió a determinar las actividades CDA en cultivo en medio sólido evaluando el efecto de la relación C/N del medio sobre la producción de...