Studying different concentration effects of carbon substrate (noodle effluent) on the growth rate, fruit body formation and SCP (Single Cell Protein) production in Pleurotus florida.

Single Cell Protein (SCP) is a term for biomass productions produced by microorganisms. In this study, we used different concentrations of the one food processing wastes (Noodle) as the carbon substrate. Pleurotus florida was grown on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) medium was used as positive control media and Water Agar gel was used as the negative control. The growth rate, pinhead and fruit body formation and SCP production were determined. The growth rate was concentration dependent. The highest growth rate was obtained at 100% noodle effluent, followed by 50, 25 and 12.5 % respectively. The highest protein concentration was obtained in 25% noodle effluent. The lowest concentration of protein (95 mg/ml) belonged to 100 noodle effluent and water agar medium.