title: L-malic acid production using immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: L-Malate was produced from fumarate by using immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells entrapped in polyacrylamide. This preparation performed better when pretreated with malonate. Under the experimental conditions described here, succinate was not detected as a by-product of the reaction, as had been reported for other microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquimica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Carvalho Júnior
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001709:Biotechnology; D003902:Detergents; D005649:Fumarate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism; D005650:Fumarates / Q000378:metabolism; D008293:Malates / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D013386:Succinates / Q000378:metabolism; D019802:Succinic Acid; D000099166:Polyacrylamides
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003902:Detergents; D005649:Fumarate Hydratase; D005650:Fumarates; D008293:Malates; D013386:Succinates; D019802:Succinic Acid; D000099166:Polyacrylamides; C030298:malic acid; C032005:fumaric acid