Ojotu Mike Eke

Fungal-derived chitosan for active food packaging: Comparison to animal-derived chitosan, challenges, and future prospects of Ganoderma lucidum-derived chitosan

Chitosan is one of the most extensively studied biopolymers for active food packaging because of its excellent film-forming, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and biodegradable properties. However, the broader application of conventional animal-derived chitosan, primarily obtained from...