Batch fermentative production of lactic acid from green- sugarcane juices

Juice from the CC85-92 variety of green (unburned) sugar cane was tested as a suitable substrate in lactic-acid production. Fermentations were carried out with a homo-fermentative strain isolated from crops of the same variety of cane. Both the centrifugation pre-treatment and concentrated-nitrogen effects on substrate conversion, lactic-acid concentration and yield were evaluated. After a fermentation time of 48 h at 32° C with 5% of yeast extract as nitrogen source, 40,78 g/L of lactic-acid concentration, 0.58 g/g of product yield and 33% of substrate conversion were obtained. Centrifugation did not affect lactic acid production. Key words: Lactic acid, green sugar cane, Lactococcus lactis subs. lactis.

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Main Authors: Serna Cock, Liliana, Rodríguez de Stouvenel, Aída
Format: Digital revista
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Instituto de Biotecnología 2004
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/524
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